The season did not start badly for Alvaro Morata. In six games in Primera, he scored three goals for Atlético Madrid. And everything could have been different if he had realized the wish he had last winter. At that time, he was on the verge of moving to Barcelona. He had everything agreed, he does not hide that he was looking forward to it, even though in his career he defended the colors of both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.From Atletico via Juventus: Morata is Xavi’s next targetThe man that Juventus fans now want to force out of the club, Massimiliano Allegri, blocked Morata’s departure to Barcelona.”It is true that last winter I was in contact with Barcelona. Xavi called me, we talked about football, everything. It was a pleasure, it meant a lot to me that a man who was a phenomenal player, like Xavi, called me. I really liked it” Morata told Cadena Ser.Your revenge would be so sweet: Morata nails a hat-trick against his former side JuveBut it was just not to be. All offers, and the Spanish international admits he had a few more, were rejected by his former Juve coach Allegri, who in the end, didn’t want to sign him permanently and Morata came back to Atletico. “I had four or five offers from last winter, but Allegri blocked them all. He was explicit: “I want you to stay, to play together with Vlahović”. It was hard for me to play on the left side, but I did it” explained Morata.##NAJAVA_MECA_6660734##Despite not playing in his usual place, the Spanish forward had one of the best years of his career, scoring 12 goals and adding nine assists in 48 games across all fronts for Juventus last season.
