"?Alvaro Morata has confirmed that Chelsea were serious contenders for his signature in the summer before he opted to return to Real Madrid.
"?"?The Spanish striker revealed that the Londoners made an offer of around £60m to bring him to Stamford Bridge.
Morata would have become the most expensive Spanish footballer of all-time had he agreed to a switch to the Premier League - eclipsing the £50m deal that saw Fernando Torres head to Chelsea from Liverpool in January 2011.
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The potential transfer would have seen Morata reunite with ex-Juventus head coach Antonio Conte, who took charge at Chelsea in July after the Euro 2016 Championships in France.
However, the 23-year-old returned to former club Real in a £23m move after Los Blancos triggered the release clause inserted into his contract upon moving to the Turin-based outfit.
"?He told Sport Bild: "Chelsea showed the most interest. Antonio Conte had already signed me for Juventus.
"And it was a very good offer this time. I would have been the most expensive Spanish player ever.
"(But) Real said that they have me in their plans. and that was always a dream of mine."
It had been believed that Real were set to sell Morata on again after bringing the forward back from Juventus.
However, the La Liga giants decided against shipping the Spain international out once more.
And Morata has begun to repay the faith shown in him - scoring twice in six appearances, including the winning strike in Real's last-gasp 2-1 Champions League victory over Sporting.
Morata also revealed that Bayern Munich striker Roberto Lewandowski was the one forward that he closely studied in a bid to improve his own game.
He added: "Lewandowski is the best striker there is, also because of his technique despite his height."
"I try to learn a lot by watching him. I don't miss a match when he's playing, and I try to learn from his movements."
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