Friday, 21st June, 2013
Real Madrid youngster Alvaro Morata has expressed his gratitude toward club supremo Florentino Perez, adding that the support he has received from him and the club as a whole made him feel "valued".
Morata won the Golden Boot by scoring four goals in the recently-concluded UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which Spain won by defeating Italy 4-2 in the final thanks to a hat-trick from Barcelona’s Thiago Alcantara and a coup-de-grace from Malaga’s Isco.
"[President Florentino Perez] congratulated me and he said that I should try to relax and enjoy myself", Morata told the club’s official site.
"He was relying on me for this year. I thanked him, as well as [Real Madrid legends Miguel] Pardeza and [Emilio] Butragueño, who sent me messages and kept an eye on my scoring from match to match as well as after winning and I would like to thank them because that makes you feel valued”, the young goalscorer added.
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The Golden Boot marks the second individual honour Morata has received during his career, having already won the same award in 2011 during the European Under-19 Championship.
Morata made a total of 12 league appearances for Real Madrid’s senior team last season, scoring two goals along the way.
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