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Alvaro Morata has revealed that he considered leaving Chelsea over the summer.

The Spaniard struggled in his first season in England last year following a £60million move from Real Madrid, scoring 11 Premier League goals.

He has five goals this season, missing just one game so far and is enjoying his football again.

The striker puts that down to seeing a psychologist to discuss his issues, but he did think about leaving Stamford Bridge after just one year.

But there was one person who told him that leaving Chelsea was "nonsense" and that he should stay and fight for his place in the team - his wife.

Speaking to ESPN, Morata said: "I told my wife and my family that I had to take a step or two back to enjoy [football] again. I was under a lot of pressure and when you're like that you stop enjoying [football].

"It is at that moment when you have to realise that either you let them help you and listen to you or you can keep on getting worse. This summer I said to myself once or twice that I wanted to go to a team where I would be happy again, without pressure.

"My wife laughed and said 'do not say nonsense.' Many things happen in your head but now I am enjoying [football] again. It was a matter of adjusting my head, which is what controls the body."

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