"As soon as I can, I'll come" – Chelsea player reveals to have informed club manager about transfer

Chelsea has authorized Alvaro Morata to join Atletico Madrid for an 18-month lending contract on the winter market.

The striker, who previously played for Real Madrid, joined the rival of the Los Blancos derby for a temporary contract, but before being among the winners of the Champions League, he spent two years at the academy Atletico between 2005 and 2007.

After struggling for a few minutes with the 13 times European champions, they allowed the Spanish international to join Juventus in 2014, before signing it again two years later.

The winners of Series A will face Atletico in the Champions League and Morata granted an interview to Spanish newspaper AS, where he revealed that he had promised to join La Liga more than three years ago.

"If I tell the truth, three and a half years ago, it was the first contact. I told him that as soon as I could, I would come " the 26 year old explained.

"It was not possible before. It did not depend on me. I gave him my word. "

In September, Morata told Cadena SER that Antonio Conte's tactics did not suit Chelsea and criticized the former Juventus manager for his difficulties during his first season at Stamford Bridge.

The Spanish international told AS that Simeone's style of play suited him well. He said, "It's the perfect team for me. I like running, defending, working … "