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The Blues parallel forwards drove 70 million in 18 months, costing as much as 3 million per goal

When it comes to the well-known clubs that Morata has played for, his performances in every one of them have been impressive. Real Madrid, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Juventus have trusted the Spaniard for years, but wherever he is, he has never convinced fans and the team. His scoring record wasn't bad at all, in fact it was respectable, but he never managed to prove that every move in his career was worth the price he was worth.

The Blues parallel forwards drove 70 million in 18 months, costing as much as 3 million per goal

Morata, a real Madrid genius and a mainstay at Juventus before joining Chelsea, came here with high expectations. The Blues' other well-known striker, Diego Costa, who has previously signed from Madrid, has done well, and Morata has done similarly. He started well, scoring twice off the bench against Burnley on his debut, and he had a good relationship with Azpilicueta. However, his performance of always squandering scoring opportunities began to anger Chelsea fans, who were quickly abandoned. His 24 goals in 77 games may not sound too bad, especially given the chelsea striker's performance after Morata's departure, but the Spaniard still suffered heavy losses for the Blues. Morata is not a traditional centre-forward, to say the least, and his technical prowess gives him the opportunity to be among the top No. 9 in world football, but his lack of coherence was an important factor in his eventual departure from Stamford Bridge.

The Blues parallel forwards drove 70 million in 18 months, costing as much as 3 million per goal

Not only did Morata spend the club's record transfer fee (£60m) when he arrived at Chelsea, but his salary was also astronomical for an unreliable goalscorer. Hazard is the club's only player with a weekly salary of more than Morata's £170,000, with Fabregas following with £156,000. Morata only spent 18 months at Chelsea before they loaned him to Atletico Madrid and then sold him permanently to the Spanish giants, but during that time he still earned £13.3 million in wages. It was Atletico's desperation for the striker that Allowed Chelsea to escape Morata's dire financial situation at the club. During his time with the Blues, Morata's salary and transfer fee combined were £73.3 million – a fortune spent in just 18 months. That means £4 million a month, or around £1 million a week. Each of Morata's goals cost Chelsea more than £3 million.

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