Alvaro Morata completes permanent transfer to Atletico Madrid

Alvaro Morata Chelsea

Spanish striker, Alvaro Morata, has completed a permanent transfer to Atletico Madrid.

The 26-year-old had been on loan at Atletico since January.

He will now join Atletico in a permanent switch after two years as a Chelsea player, in which he scored 24 times in 72 appearances.

Morata had joined Chelsea from Real Madrid in 2017, the striker scored on his Premier League debut, heading home after coming off the bench in the opening game of 2017/18 against Burnley.

Injuries and poor form disrupted his start to the season and at the end of the 2017/2018 season , Conte left.

His form didn’t pick up under replacement, Maurizio Sarri, before leaving to team up with Simeone’s Atleti in January 2019.