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Alvaro Morata rejects Arsenal and Tottenham links

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata has played down talk linking him with loan moves to Arsenal and Tottenham. 
 
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Morata is keen to make his name at the Spanish giants and learn from the world class players that he currently shares a dressing room with. 
 
Reports in the British media have suggested that Arsenal and Tottenham were lining up loan moves for Morata in the January transfer window. 
 
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rejected the rumours and now Morata has distanced himself from the transfer speculation, insisting he is focusing on being a success at the Bernabeu. 
 
"I only think about succeeding at Real Madrid," he told AS. 
 
"Every day I work hard to earn myself a place in the team, but I know that I have had the support of [coach Carlo] Ancelotti since the first day that he came here. 
 
"To Jose Mourinho I owe a great deal for promoting me up to the first team and I will always have a special feeling towards him. He is an incredible coach." 
 
Spanish daily Marca suggests that senior figures at Real Madrid have told them that Morata will not leave on loan in the winter transfer window and Morata only has eyes on following his idol Raul. 
 
"Raul [Gonzalez] has always been a hero to me," Morata continued. "He is considered to be the best player in the history of Real Madrid and Spanish football. 
 
"Cristiano [Ronaldo] is also a great player, out of this world, the complete player, the best. [Karim] Benzema is impressive also and I can learn a lot from him. 
 
"Also, [Gareth] Bale is now showing what he can do and is one of the best players in the world and he was a great signing." 
 
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Alvaro Morata rejects Arsenal and Tottenham links

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata has played down talk linking him with loan moves to Arsenal and Tottenham. Morata is keen to make his...

Morata: "I felt confident and that’s why I took the penalty"

Second preseason match and a serious test for Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, who played against a more prepared and stronger Olympique Lyonnais side, but secured a draw thanks to goals from Morata and Casemiro. The Whites’ forward spoke after the match and mentioned why he took the penalty: "I felt confident and that’s why I took it. This was a match to help with the preseason preparations and to keep picking up the pace". 
 
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Morata, aware that there is still a lot of work to do, said: "In the upcoming matches we will try harder to take our chances. We wanted to win, it could be seen that we played with the right attitude. This was a match to help with the preseason preparations and to keep picking up the pace; we managed to get the draw at the end. Our coach always asks for the same: that we take care of the ball and want to do great things. We started really keenly in the second half, we cannot give away any match being Real Madrid, and we showed a good attitude and could have won". When asked about the decision that he would take the penalty, the ex-academy player did not make a big deal of it: "These things are decided on the field. I felt confident and that’s why I took it". 
 
The player also spoke about how his new teammates are adapting and their good performances. "We have just got back from our holidays because of playing the Europeans; it is clear that we still have to pick up some fitness but the new players are showing how good they are in every training session and every match". Morata did not miss the opportunity to talk about the possible arrival of a new forward: "We have Karim, Jese and me. We can play well together; signing someone else is a club decision". Finally, he showed support towards the victims of the train accident in Santiago de Compostela and said: "We are sad. It is not a good day to talk about football".

Morata: "I felt confident and that’s why I took the penalty"

Second preseason match and a serious test for Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, who played against a more prepared and stronger Olympique Lyonnais si...