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Morata's dream comes true as former Real striker gets Atletico Madrid move

Former Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata says it was always his intention to play for city rivals Atletico Madrid.

Morata was on Atletico's books as a youngster and even acted as a ball boy for the club, but it was across the capital at Madrid where he broke through as a professional footballer.

The Spain striker, who had a successful two-year spell at Juventus, joined Chelsea from Madrid in 2017 and became the Blues' club-record signing.

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After making a strong start at Stamford Bridge, a back injury contributed to Morata subsequently struggling at Chelsea and he slipped down the pecking order after last week's arrival of Gonzalo Higuain on loan from Juve.