- Álvaro Morata has opened up about his mental health problems in recent years.
- After overcoming his problems, he captained Spain during their success at Euro 2024.
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Álvaro Morata has admitted that “there came a time when I couldn’t tie my boots” and spoke of his battle against “depression” in recent years.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid striker recently took his talents to Italy when he joined AC Milan in the summer following their triumph with Spain at Euro 2024.
Morata captained the team throughout the tournament and lifted the trophy after a dramatic 2-1 victory over England in the final.
However, the Spanish star has now admitted that just months before the tournament began, his mental health issues left him wondering if he would be able to take to the field again.
Speaking to El Partidazo, Morata said: “When you have very hard moments, depression, panic attacks, no matter the work you do, the situation you have in life, inside you have another person that you have to fight against every time.” . day and every night. For me, leaving Spain was the best option; I couldn’t stand it.’
Spanish star Álvaro Morata has opened up about his struggles with mental health in recent years.
Despite this, he overcame his problems to help captain Spain during Euro 2024 this summer.
The Spaniard moved to AC Milan in the summer, fresh from captaining Spain to the European Championship title after beating England in the final.
Morata’s £10.9m transfer from Atletico Madrid was confirmed as the striker moved to Italy and enjoyed a decent start to life at the San Siro, scoring two goals in six appearances in all competitions.
Speaking further about his time in Spain, he said: “I had a really bad time. I thought I wouldn’t be able to put my boots back on and go out on the pitch.
But hey, thanks to many people, from Simeone, Koke, Miguel Ángel Gil last year, my psychiatrist, my coach… we are what you see on TV and on the networks but many times it is not real.
‘You have to give an image because it’s your job. I had a very bad time, I exploded and there came a time when I couldn’t tie my boots, and when I did I ran home because my throat was closing and my vision was starting to blur.
‘Three months before the European Championship I was wondering if I could play another game. I didn’t know what was happening to me but it is very complicated and delicate. At that moment you realize that the thing you like most in the world is what you hate the most, it’s complicated.
The Spaniard completed his move to AC Milan after being complicated by his situation in Spain
‘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 told me so many things in front of them that I was ashamed to be with them. It was an easy joke, a joke to make the person next to you laugh.’
