The Spanish forward fancied a move away from the Blues after failing to impress in his first season. Alvaro Morata has admitted that he was very much open to the idea of moving back to either Italy or Spain after his form dipped last season.
The 25-year-old forward joined Chelsea from Real Madrid for a hefty fee but failed to live up to expectations despite impressing earlier. Morata was signed by Antonio Conte to replace Diego Costa who'd forced a move back to Atletico Madrid after being frozen out of the first team by his club's manager.
The forward, however, accrued a meager figure in goals as he only managed to netting 15 times in 46 appearances. With Chelsea signing Olivier Giroud from Arsenal back in January, Morata lost his position in the starting lineup.
Throughout the summer transfer window, the former Juventus and Real Madrid man was linked with a move back to either one of the two sides after growing increasingly frustrated. Addressing reporters upon his return to the Spanish national side for their UEFA Nations League games against England and Croatia validated the claim.
"It was a disaster last year, I did not know where I was, I was not happy. Not going to the World Cup was hard for me. I did not have the best season and the coach made the decision.
"I signed for Chelsea to be there and I was not, although that ultimately made me motivated.
Morata further touched on missing out on the 2018 World Cup: "I do not hold a grudge against (former Spain coach Julen) Lopetegui, I've lived a lot of nice things with him too, it was his opinion and I did not do my best season either.
"But I do not hold a grudge against anyone, I wish him all the best and more now that he is at Real Madrid.
"I experienced it, it was a very hard moment that has already happened and it's not worth looking at the past, I'm going to do everything I can to go to the next one, it was a difficult moment because I thought I was going to go," Morata added.
"When you start playing football and watch the World Cups on TV, it's your biggest dream to play it with your country, I had a very bad time, I wanted my team-mates to win it but of course I wanted to be there and it was a very difficult moment.
"There are times I have stopped valuing coming here, you do not think about it until you see the national team matches from your home and you know that it is the greatest thing to be with Spain, I hope to come for all the games."
