Alvaro Morata has revealed he turned down the chance to join Napoli due to his affiliation with Juventus.
The Spain international re-joined Real Madrid during the summer after two years with the Serie A giants but Napoli had tried to coax him back to Italy.
Madrid’s appeared set on bringing Morata back only to sell him on for a higher price during the summer and the 23-year-old has revealed Napoli attempted to make him Gonzalo Higuain’s successor.
“They spoke with my agent, but I would never have gone there out of pride and respect for Juve, the club I consider my second family,” he told Mediaset Premium, via Football Italia.
“Juventus had also made a big offer for me, but Real Madrid said no. Juventus are the biggest club in Italy, but life goes on, and who knows if in the future our paths will not cross again.”
Morata scored the winner in Madrid’s dramatic 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday night, which was his 10th in the Champions League in 27 appearances.
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