Madrid: Simeone Want Morata To Remain

By Chigozie Anueyiagu, The Nigerian Voice Sports

Following Man u desperation for a striker and interest towards Morata, Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has pleaded for Alvaro Morata to stay.

Morata and Matheus Cunha are on the Red Devil’s radar as the summer window draws to a close.

Morata has found it hard to settle at one club throughout the course of his career, moving six times within his 12 seasons spent as a professional including 3 seasons in Chelsea. But after scoring a brace for Atletico in their first La Liga game of the season, Simeone has hailed his conduct, and is hoping that the Spaniard stays put.

The 29-year-old returned to Madrid this summer after spending two years on loan at Juventus, and his outing against Getafe was his first in Atletico colours as a permanent member of the squad. Morata previously scored 18 goals in 49 appearances as a loan star after leaving Chelsea.

Morata's record back in England was mixed, with the Spaniard scoring 16 goals in 47 games for the Blues. Morata won the FA Cup and the Europa League during his time at Chelsea, and is now linked with an unlikely return to the Premier League.

But Simeone wants Morata to stay, and was full of praise for the striker after Atletico beat Getafe 3-0 in their La Liga opener. "I am not the owner of the club, I am the coach," Simeone said after the full-time whistle.

"Everyone at the club hopes he continues. He is working very well, in an extraordinary way. I think that all footballers need to have confidence to do important things. He came back with great humility and wanting to work. He came back trying hard."

This statement already shows that Morata is a priority in Simeone’s camp but his future lies in the hand of the club owners.