His smile broadening, Alvaro Morata reels off some of his managerial influences.
‘Last week I saw a photograph from the FIFA coaches’ conference and as I scanned across, I’m thinking, “I’ve played under Zinedine Zidane, Carlo Ancelotti, and Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.” Then there was Max Allegri at Juventus,' he says.
'Now I am with Antonio Conte, who originally signed me for Juve. I am only missing a Guardiola or a Klopp!'



Morata, the strapping new Chelsea forward signed for £58m from Real Madrid this summer, is not intentionally name-dropping here.