of playing for the club again, while claiming he
could have scored 25 goals last season had he
been fit from the start
Juventus forward Alvaro Morata says a return
to Real Madrid would "depend on many people",
following reports the club could bring him back to
the Bernabeu.
The 22-year-old only moved to Turin last
year where he has since won the Scudetto and
Coppa Italia and scored in the Champions League
final before his side went on to lose 3-1 to
Barcelona.
Morata denied there had been talks to move back
to Madrid following the departure of Carlo Ancelotti
and subsequent appointment of Rafa Benitez, but
didn't close the door completely on playing for the
club again.
"Nobody has spoken to me about going back," the
Spain international told Cadena Ser . "It is
something that would have to depend on many
people.
"That said, I have to think about how my year went
here [at Juventus]. And I am very happy to be
playing here."
The Madrid cantera graduate moved to the Serie A
champions to increase his chances of playing
time and enjoyed a season of continuity in which
he managed to score 15 goals in 46 games across
all competitions.
Nevertheless, Morata expressed his regret at not
being able to do more in helping Juventus secure
the treble but said their European disappointment
on Saturday would serve as motivation next term.
"The year could have been better if we had won
the Champions League," he continued. "I could
have easily scored 20 to 25 goals had I been
better prepared in the first half of the season.
"I could have done much better. These have been
a couple of hard days in which we lost the
Champions League final, though I feel the team
gained plenty from the journey.
"Sometimes it's not always pretty but we've learnt
and seen that we're not made of glass. We'll
emerge out the other side soon."
Juventus have already been busy reinforcing their
squad to challenge on all fronts again next term,
having completed the €40 million signing of Paulo
Dybala from Palermo.
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