Alvaro Morata had triggered the Chelsea fans in an interview to an Italian media outlet where he said living in London was too stressful
However, the Chelsea striker has now backtracked on his earlier statements at on the eve of their UEFA Champions League tie with Roma, insisting he is happy with life in the English capital.
“In the interview I wanted to say in the future, when I finish my career, I probably won’t live in London, but right now I’m very happy there with my wife,” Morata explained at the pre-match press conference in Rome.
“I really like London now but probably in the future, when I want to send my child to school, when I finish my career, I would prefer to come back to my country, where I was born, that’s normal. I’m very happy,” added the 25-year-old Spaniard.
“When I say it’s a stressful city I’m talking about the traffic and the fact there are a lot of people. But it’s an incredible city with many religions and many different kinds of people, I’m really enjoying London,” Morata asserted.
“If Chelsea had proposed a 10-year contract I would have signed it. I’m very happy at this club, in the city and with everything in London. I really like London. If I’m good and I improve, I could probably stay here for more than five years but I need to score many goals, otherwise Chelsea will buy another player, that’s normal.”
And the forward, who turned 25 on October 25, revealed that he was not at 100 per cent then, but now he is fully fit.
“Honestly now I’m 100 per cent fit,’ Morata explained.
“Probably in the last few games I wasn’t at the best of my physical form, but now I’m better. It was a little injury but it was 20 days for me to finally be in good condition,” the Spaniard added.
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