Alvaro Morata in first Chelsea interview

Morata took part in his first training session with Chelsea in 

Singapore on Sunday (Picture: Getty)

Says he has joined ‘the best club 

in England'

Alvaro Morata has risked the ire of Manchester United

 fans by saying he has joined the best club in England

 and is eagerly awaiting hisChelsea debut following

 his £70 million move.

But they were unable to agree a fee and sensed

 an opportunity to sign Romelu Lukaku instead, 

hijacking Chelsea’s deal to recruit the Belgian hitman 

for an initial £75m.The Spanish striker, who will officially

 wear the No.9 shirt next season, seemed destined to 

move to Old Trafford for much of the summer, 

with United locked in negotiations with Real 

Madrid for months.

Chelsea have also confirmed that Morata will wear the

 No.9 shirt next season (Picture: Getty)

That forced Chelsea to switch targets, redirecting their 

attention to Morata, though there is no suggestion from

 either party that they have ended up with the worse option.

‘I feel good. I signed with the best club of England,’

 Morata told Chelsea TV in his first interview since 

joining the club, speaking in near perfect English.

‘I’m so happy, so proud. I can’t wait to play at Stamford

 Bridge and to see all the supporters and to play with

the Chelsea shirt.’

Morata scored 15 goals in La Liga last season from 

just 14 starts, while Lukaku narrowly missed out on 

the Premier League golden boot with 25 goals for Everton.

The Spaniard will make his first appearance for the club on

 Tuesday when Chelsea take on Bayern Munich, though

 he will not start the match having only taken part in one

 training session since linking up with the squad in Singapore

 over the weekend.

‘My plan is to give him the possibility to play part of the 

game, but not from the start because he only arrived

 [on Sunday] and started to work with us,’ Conte told

 a news conference.

Chelsea's pre-season fixtures

Chelsea 3-0 Arsenal
July 25 – Bayern Munich (Singapore – International 

Champions Cup)
July 29 – Inter Milan (Singapore – International 

Champions Cup)
Aug 6 – Arsenal (Wembley – Community Shield)

‘Morata is a young player who has a lot of experience 

in his career because he played with two big teams in 

Real Madrid and Juventus. He has also played a lot 

of games in the Champions League and won it last season.

‘He can have a big impact in the Premier League. 

It’s different if you compare it to leagues in other 

countries because it’s very tough and physically it’s strong, 

but Morata is ready to have a big impact.’