Alvaro Morata has penned a letter to Madridistas around the world thanking them for their support after completing a move to Juventus.
The 22-year-old forward becomes the most expensive home-grown player to leave the club, with the Italian champions having paid Los Blancos 18 million euros. Real have a buy-back clause they can activate within the first two years of the contract.
After completing the medical and being presented to the fans, Morata then published a letter on the Real Madrid website thanking everyone at the club for the help they had given him during his early years as a player.
“I joined this club as a boy and you have looked after me and nurtured me like a family. I go away with the affection of the fans, who always supported me, in the good and the not-so-good times. I go away with the friendship and professionalism of my team-mates and coaches, every last one of them,” he wrote.
He also went on to describe the values he had learned while at the club, and assured fans that in victory or defeat, he always gave 100% when playing in the famous white shirt.
“From the first day I felt equally as passionate about this shirt whether in defeat or victory. I go away with the values of this club: camaraderie, solidarity, hard work, dedication… and always fighting to the end, as we were taught by the great legends of Real Madrid, especially Alfredo Di Stéfano,” Morata wrote.
