Morata gave an interview claiming he did not see himself staying in London “very long” because he finds the city too big and too stressful.
But ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League clash with Roma he now claims he would be happy to stay at Stamford Bridge for another 10 years.
Morata, who signed a five-year deal when he completed his £70million move from Real Madrid, said: “I want to say again that we had a problem of understanding in this interview.
“If Chelsea proposed me 10 years I’d probably sign that too. I’m happy with this club, in this city, with everything in London. I really like London and, probably, if I improve, I can stay here more than five years.
“But I need to score many goals otherwise Chelsea will buy another player.”
In an interview with an Italian newspaper published on Monday, the Spain striker said: “I do not see myself living here for very long. It’s too big, too much stress, too much of a metropolis.”
That set alarm bells ringing as Diego Costa had made similar remarks before forcing his way back to Atletico Madrid.
But Morata then went back on those comments altogether in Chelsea’s pre-match press conference, saying: “I wanted to say, probably in the future when I finish in my career, I won’t live in London.
“But now, at the moment, I’m very happy in London and enjoy living in London with my wife.
“Probably, in the future, when I need to bring my child to the school and take up school when I finish my career, I’d prefer to come back to my country.
“For me, I prefer the place I was born. But now I’m very happy. When I say it’s a stressful city, I’m only talking about the traffic and that there are a lot of people.
“But it’s an incredible city with many religions and many kinds of different people, so I really enjoy London.”
Chelsea manager Conte also shrugged off the controversy, insisting he knows Morata is happy – because he was living in the same building last season.
He said: “I think Alvaro is a good person and is enjoying his time in London, enjoying playing with Chelsea, a great team.
Source : express.co.uk
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