Morata is now Chelsea's record signing and the most expensive Spanish player in history after completing a £70 million switch from Real Madrid. The 24-year-old striker will be charged with filling the void left by Diego Costa's expected departure at Stamford Bridge. Álvaro Borja Morata Martín was born in the Spanish Capital itself; the city of Madrid. From an early age, Morata was obsessed with football. Morata’s love affair with football started at a time when the size of the ball was bigger than him. As revealed by Morata’s family; the young Spaniard had the ball with him at breakfast, lunch and dinner. He even slept with ball and brought it to class with him. At the tender age of 13, Morata had
