Tottenham star Harry Kane has scored more league goals since February 2016 than £65million Chelsea new-boy Alvaro Morata has in his entire CAREER
Since the early part of last year, the England man has scored 42 times, compared to the Spaniard's lifetime return of just 40
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CHELSEA fans are licking their lips at the prospect of Alvaro Morata joining the club.
The Spanish striker, 24, is in the final stages of completing his £65million switch from Real Madrid - after landing in London for a medical on Thursday.
Morata was hardly given a sniff under Zinedine Zidane as he sat behind Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in the forwards pecking order.
He managed just 1,331 minutes of La Liga action in 2016-17 - but still mustered an impressed 15 goals.
However, one stat is set to startle the Stamford Bridge faithful... as Morata has scored fewer goals in his entire career than Tottenham's Harry Kane has since February 2016.
The Spurs ace has netted 42 times in the Premier League in the past year or so, while Chelsea's new import has mustered just 40 in his life.
Morata has netted 25 times in La Liga across two spells at Real, while he also added 15 goals in his two seasons at Juventus.
But is it as black and white as it seems?
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After all, as we've already touched on, Morata is has spent his formative years playing the role of perennial super-sub.
There his game-time - and goals per game ratio - are warped for the worse, as he has started a mere 49 times in league football.
In fact, in La Liga last season, Morata boasted an outrageous minutes per goal tally of just 89.
That's just over one goal per game...
In fact, his career tally isn't far off either, at one strike per 127 minutes.
Meanwhile, in 2016-17, Kane boasted an exceptional record of a goal every 94.3 minutes, which while incredible, makes it obvious he isn't that much better a goal-scorer than Morata.
What is most important for the Spaniard now is how he applies himself in West London.
If he can maintain his goalscoring record from his Real Madrid "super-sub" days over the course of a full 90 minutes regularly, Chelsea may have got themselves a bargain at £65m.