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Former Chelsea and Real Madrid star has revealed how he battled with depression and panic attacks in recent years.
Following his victory with Spain at Euro 2024, the former striker for Chelsea recently moved to Italy by joining AC Milan in the summer.
Morata led the team through the entire competition and claimed a thrilling 2-1 victory over England in the final of the Euro 2024.
Since his move to Italy, the Spanish forward has scored two goals in his last five appearances for AC Milan.
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Morata speaks on mental issues
The Spain star has now said that he had doubts about his ability to play on a pitch just months before the competition started due to his mental health issues.
Speaking to El Partidazo, as reported by Daily Mail, Morata said, “When you have really tough times, depression, panic attacks, it doesn't matter what job you do, what situation you have in life, you have another person inside that you have to fight against every day and every night. For me, leaving Spain was the best option; I couldn't stand it.
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“I had a really bad time. I thought I wouldn't be able to put my boots on and go out on the pitch again.
“But hey, thanks to a lot of people, from Simeone, Koke, Miguel Ángel Gil last year, my psychiatrist, my coach... we are what you see on TV and on social media but often it's not real.
“You have to give an image because it's your job. I had a really bad time, I exploded and there came a time when I couldn't lace up my boots, and when I did I would run home because my throat would close up and my vision would start to blur.
“Three months before the Euros I was wondering if I would be able to play another match. I didn't know what was happening to me but it's very complicated and delicate. At that moment you realise that what you like most in the world is what you hate the most, it's complicated.
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“Every time I went out with them I always had some episode, sometimes without malice, with people about something that had happened in previous games.
“And, in the end, they didn't want to go shopping either, things that a normal father does with his children.
“There came a time when they said so many things to me in front of them that I was embarrassed to be with them. I was an easy joke, a joke to make the person next to you laugh.”
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