Pochettino tried to bring Alvaro Morata to Spurs last summer

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata revealed he discussed a potential move to Tottenham with boss Mauricio Pochettino last summer before re-joining Los Blancos.

Morata left Madrid for Juventus in 2014 and shone for them during his two years stint in Serie A – scoring 27 goals in total – leading to plenty of interest from leading European clubs to sign the impressive Spaniard.

But Real Madrid triggered a £23million buy-back clause to dispel any hope of prising the coveted star away from the Spanish capital.

And Morata revealed that he spoke directly to Pochettino – as well as Chelsea boss Antonio Conte – as they both tried to convince him to play in the Premier League.

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“Various Premier League coaches called to tell me to play for them,” said Morata.

“I said yeah, I’d like to, that if I had to leave I would almost certainly go to London, but that I didn’t know what Madrid would do.

“I knew they’d bring me back but I didn’t know if it was to keep me or sell me.

“I spoke directly to Mauricio Pochettino and Antonio Conte, although the norm is clubs call my dad or agent. Madrid said they didn’t want to sell, so here I am.”