Morata is willing to take a pay cut to join Atletico Madrid Transfer Market Simeone wants him

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has decided that he wants to leave the club and join Atletico Madrid.

He sees the club as the perfect place for him to finish the season and to then continue the rest of his career.

Morata has struggled to fit in at Chelsea and has never been able to emulate the impressive form he showed at Juventus and Real Madrid, albeit in a substitute role.

Despite there being a whole host of clubs who are interested in securing the Spaniard's signature, his future remains in doubt.

Morata has made it clear that he will take a substantial pay cut - he currently earns 9 million euros a year at Chelsea - to play for the team which he started his footballing career at as a youngster: Atleti.

The fact that he is willing to take such a big pay cut is key in ensuring that his move away from England can happen with minimum fuss.

Atleti would be required to offload someone before being able to bring Morata to the club, however.

Atleti's current wage budget limit is what is standing in the way of president Enrique Cerezo being able to finalise a move for Morata without getting rid of someone first.

Two potential names that are being banded around as potential players to leave are Gelson Martins and Nikola Kalinic.

In the meantime, Morata has made it clear that his wage is not going to be the stumbling block, which is currently preventing his move to Atleti, although it seems that he was not prepared to take a pay cut for any other club.

He is excited about the prospect of returning to the club he once played for as a youngster, where he is convinced that he can win more silverware.