Álvaro Borja Morata Martín (born 23 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, and the Spain national team. He began his career at Real Madrid, making his debut with the senior team in late 2010. After winning the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, he moved to Juventus for €20 million in 2014, winning the double of Serie A and the Coppa Italia in both of his seasons in Turin. After being bought back by Real for €30 million, he won another La Liga and the UEFA Champions league in 2016–17 before joining Chelsea in 2017 for a club record fee of around £60
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Álvaro Borja Morata Martín (born 23 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, and the Spain national team. He began his career at Real Madrid, making his debut with the senior team in late 2010. After winning the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, he moved to Juventus for €20 million in 2014, winning the double of Serie A and the Coppa Italia in both of his seasons in Turin. After being bought back by Real for €30 million, he won another La Liga and the UEFA Champions league in 2016–17 before joining Chelsea in 2017 for a club record fee of around £60 million. He moved back to Juventus on loan in 2020, and joined the club permanently on 1 July 2020. Morata earned 34 caps for Spain at youth level, helping the country win the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior debut in 2014 and represented Spain at UEFA Euro 2016. He also played at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2014 European Championships in Brazil. He has been linked with a move to Manchester United, Barcelona, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Inter Milan. He is also a target for Premier League club Chelsea. He signed for Real Madrid in 2008 from neighbouring Getafe after starting out at Atletico Madrid. He started out at Getafe and Real Madrid C while still a junior.
In July 2010, after a successful season with the Juvenil A team, he was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla, Real’s reserve team. His Segunda División B debut came on 29 August in a 3–2 win against Coruxo, and he scored his first competitive goal in a 1–1 draw against Alcalá on 31 October. He finished his first season as a senior with 14 league goals – joint top scorer in the squad with Joselu – but Castilla failed to gain promotion in the play-offs. In January 2013, Morata played the full 90 minutes of El Clásico against Barcelona, assisting Karim Benzema to score the opener in an eventual 2–1 home win. In the following season, he became a regular member of the first-team squad under new coach Carlo Ancelotti, but expressed a desire for more minutes during the January transfer window. On 17 May, in the last game of Real Madrid’s Champions League campaign, he scored two late goals against Espanyol to help the club win 3–1. On 19 July 2014, Juventus announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Morata, who signed a five-year deal, with Real Madrid having the option to buy him back in the future. He scored the first hat-trick of his career, in a 7–1 victory against Deportivo Fabril. In November 2012, he made his first appearance in the Copa del Rey, again coming off the bench in a 2-1 away win against Levante.
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