Alvaro Morata's New Confessions: Happiness, Family, and a Fresh Start

Alvaro Morata has undergone a life transformation. Following his spell at Fabregas's Como, he has moved to play for Laganes, a club in Segunda Division located near Madrid. 'Ultimately, I think it's a fantastic project, it's a very strong gamble,' stated the forward in an extensive interview with As. Morata is a new man and doesn't hide it: 'Well, to be honest, I've returned home and it's been a long time since I've enjoyed myself this much. I told my wife and my parents: 'Today I really enjoyed myself in the countryside, which I haven't done for quite a while.' I was missing something, which is obviously two more points to bring home, but I fully enjoyed the atmosphere of a match. I've had difficult years, and I'm happy, I'm happy. And I think that when you're happy, it shows. I've enjoyed a journey that, a couple of years ago, in a different situation, would have seemed very long to me. Traveling to the Canary Islands on a commercial flight with other people, well, I had a great time... It reminded me of my youth days, when you're in the youth teams and nothing, nothing important is at stake on the trip, the picnic; you adapt and find the positive side in everything. Well, silly things with colleagues, like a stranger dropping a suitcase and hitting someone, and other everyday things, but I like them a lot.'

Morata on His Wife Alice Campello

For Morata, 'it's not about a change.' Moreover, 'I realized I won't change my history.' He added: 'This is what I was telling Juanma, my wife, and my parents. I was thinking, for example, about the day, the morning I was in Leganes, where there was a coach I had worked with and who is very important to me, and the opportunity to go to a team participating in a European competition, a great team. Ultimately, I don't want it to seem like I'm only here to feel at home. That's not the case, because I also feel at home in Italy.'

'My wife is Italian, we also have a house there. I don't want it to seem like I'm here just to play at home, that's not true. I'm here because of the project they've started, because I hope to stay, I'd like to stay. I believe things need to go the right way for me to stay, but I'd like to stay. And ultimately, they have amply shown me that they want me here. Madrid? I like it a lot. I also like Venice a lot, I really do. I live in a small town, because here in Madrid you always meet new people, whereas there you always meet the same people, and that makes me very happy.'