Alvaro Morata was reportedly not a fan of Zinedine Zidane's management style
Alvaro Morata forced his way out of Real Madrid in the summer, joining Chelsea for a club record £60million.
Zinedine Zidane admitted this month he did not want to lose the striker and had attempted to keep him at the Bernabeu.
However, it seems the fondness is not reciprocated by Morata who reportedly took a swipe at Zidane on his way out.
Spanish outlet Don Balon claim the 24-year-old told club president Florentino Perez Real would go downhill with the Frenchman in charge.
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The report says Morata was part of a group of players, including Pepe, Isco, James Rodriguez and Marco Asensio who were not convinced by Zidane.
They felt his tactics were ineffective in some games and warned the club would suffer if changes were not implemented.
And it seems their warnings were spot on with the club struggling in La Liga this season - despite being crowned champions last term.
Real suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Real Betis yesterday and sit in seventh place, seven points behind league leaders Barcelona.
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Speaking last week about Real’s lack of attacking options this season, Zidane said: “It's true, when you look at the players we had like Morata…
“And when you see that now we only have [Borja] Mayoral that you might think we lack a No 9.
“I would have liked Morata to stay, but he wanted to play more and to leave.