Chelsea's Alvaro Morata has admitted he misses living in Italy and should never have left Juventus.

The forward joined the Blues in a club record deal from Real Madrid this summer, a year after rejoining the Bernabeu club from Juve when the European champions activated a buy-back clause in his contract.

He barely featured upon returning to Madrid though, a far cry from leading Juve's line between 2014 and 2016 as the Turin giants won back-to-back domestic doubles and reached the 2015 Champions League final.

Morata impressed during two years in Italy (
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The forward struggled upon returning to Madrid (
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The Spanish international has scored seven times in 11 Chelsea appearances to date, but his comments to Gazzetta dello Sport are sure to concern Blues fans.

"There were contractual agreements to respect (upon returning to Real)," he admitted. "The disappointment was huge: I went right back to the start.

"They treated me like the kid I was before the two seasons in Italy.

"I arrived [in Italy] feeling like a boy and I returned feeling like a true player. I should never have left Italy and Juve.

"I really miss Italy. My wife would like to live in Spain; I'd like to live in Italy."

Alvaro Morata married wife Alice Campello in the summer (
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Morata also claimed that he enjoyed the tactical element of Serie A, while adding that he sees physical strength as the most important attribute in England.

"In Spain, technique is dominant. In Italy, it's tactics," he said.

"In England, the most relevant aspect is physical strength. The most difficult is Italy: organised teams and very good defenders."

Antonio Conte was a key factor in his move to London (
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As for why he joined Chelsea, he revealed that the manager was a key factor in his decision.

"(Why did I join?) Because it was a great coach like Antonio Conte. We started to talk about a possible signing in the last pre-season and in the end I came to London.

"I knew Conte and I've had no problems understanding his idea of football.

"I was really well received by my team-mates; we have a Spanish group with [Cesar] Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso, [Cesc] Fabregas and Pedro, and they made things easier."

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