From moving to his boyhood club via their arch-rivals to acts of solidarity and a love for croissants, here’s a run through some lesser-known facts about the Atletic's star striker.

1. As a kid, Alvaro Morata was an Atletico ball boy
Although he never got round to playing for Atletico de Madrid’s first team until 2019 and made his name over at cross-town rivals Real Madrid, Alvaro was actually an Atleti fan growing up. He took his first steps in football at the Atleti youth academy and was a ball boy at the club’s old Vicente Calderon stadium.