Diego Simeone believes Alvaro Morata will be crucial to Atletico Madrid's fight for honours at home and abroad for the rest of this season.
Spain striker Morata is in line to make his Atletico debut when Simeone's men travel to Real Betis on Sunday, having joined on loan from Chelsea.
The 26-year-old's arrival has received a cold reception from sections of Atletico's fanbase given his prior association with Real Madrid, while the past 12 months in the Premier League have proved something of an ordeal.
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A prolific first half of the 2017-18 campaign under Antonio Conte fell away dramatically as Morata scored a solitary Premier League goal after the turn of the year, and he proved an uneasy fit under current Blues boss Maurizio Sarri.