Chelsea FC broke the club record for most expensive transfer when they signed Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid less than a week ago. The striker, brought in as a replacement for Diego Costa and as a fallback option when Stamford Bridge missed out on Romelu Lukaku, cost the club £58 million.
That makes him the 13th most expensive signing in world history. Morata made his debut in a blue shirt today, in a 3-2 preseason friendly loss to Bayern Munich.
His start wasn’t too bad either.
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— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) July 25, 2017
He played a role in Chelsea’s second goal after he won a corner kick and then apparently flicked the ball into the path of Michy Batshuayi, who finished from close in. Batshuyai was the main striker Chelsea acquired in last summer’s transfer window, and it remains to be seen how he fits in at Stamford Bridge this upcoming season.
It’s possible you will see him on the field at the same time as Alvaro Morata, possible with Batshuyai in the center forward role and Morata lining up on the left.
Chelsea Manager Antonio Conte cautiously praised the Alvaro Morata debut in his postgame press conference.
“It’s too early to speak about the impact of Morata. He has only been with us for two days and he needs time to work and find his feet and to understand our way of playing.”
“But he showed a will to win, to fight and adapt to our style of play. For us, he’s a good buy. We need to give him time to adapt, but we must be pleased with his performance today.”
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