Alvaro Morata is slowly establishing himself as Spain's first choice striker and a key player in their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign but he puts his accelerated development down to plying his trade in Italy. The 22-year-old signed for Juventus from Real Madrid last year and helped knock his former employers out of the Champions League by scoring a crucial goal at the Bernabeu. Morata, who could potentially move back to Spain as Real have a buy-back clause, reiterated how important playing in Serie A has been to him. He told Marca TV: 'Italian football has given me so much and I think I learned more here in a single season than the rest of my career in Spain.Alvaro Morata says playing in Italy has been crucial to his developmentThe Spanish international moved to Juventus from Real MadridMorata also praised his team-mates Paul Pogba and Andrea Pirlo
'Paul Pogba is my friend and I hope he remains at _, as he's really a superstar.'