Juventus striker Alvaro Morata has revealed he has received offers from England and would welcome a stint in the Premier League but his ultimate aim is to succeed at Real Madrid.
Morata, 23, has spent the last two years at Juventus following his €20m (£15.5m) move from Real Madrid but Zinedine Zidane’s side are widely expected to exercise their buy-back clause on the Spaniard this summer.
It remains to be seen whether Madrid would integrate Morata back into their first-team plans or simply look to sell him on for an enormous profit. The Spain international hopes to make it work at Madrid but would relish life in the Premier League.
“I know exactly what I want to happen,” Morata told AS, via ESPN. “I want to succeed at Madrid, but there are great players at Madrid. What I want is to play and to feel important. Next year I will play at the team where I have most chance of doing that.
“There are some tempting offers from England, but not just for the [big] contracts,” he added. “I believe that for my style of play the Premier League would be a great destination.
“I am not saying I want to leave Juventus – I can only speak well of that. I am saying that going to the Premier League would not be a step back, just the opposite. With what I have learned in Italy, if I have a chance to learn more in England, it would make me a better player.
“I am 23 and what I want is to progress, to play, to learn from the best and to have a good career.”
Since August 2014 only Kevin Gameiro and Michy Batshuayi (both 9) has scored more goals from substitute appearances across Europe’s top five leagues (8).
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