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Fabregas has warned Alvaro Morata he will need to adapt quickly to the
demands of English football if he is to replicate the impact Diego Costa has
had at Chelsea.
Club-record signing Morata, who joined from Real Madrid last week, is set to
fill the void left by Diego Costa's likely departure, after he was told he
will not feature in Antonio Conte's plans next season.
Morata, 24, arrived at Stamford Bridge for a reported fee of around £70m
from the La Liga champions. Michy Batshuayi is another striker expected to
have a greater role at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea preparing to fight on
four fronts following their return to the Champions League.
"They are two young strikers who will have to improve as quick as possible
because they are our main strikers," Fabregas said.
"When you are the main striker for Chelsea you need to fight for all the
competitions and if you are going to fight for all competitions you need
your strikers to score lots of goals."
"He [Morata] has a lot of potential, the same as Michy to improve. It's up
to them how far they want to go."
Batshuayi started only seven games in all competitions last season and
scored nine goals in all competitions in his debut campaign in English
football and Fabregas believes he, along with other squad players, will have
more chances to prove themselves.
"Last season, because of the schedule with no Champions League and we went
out early in the League Cup, we were all fit for most of the season, the
manager didn't have to make a lot of changes," Fabregas added.
"The manager has said himself it is a long season ahead with lots of
games... I'm sure we will have more opportunities ahead of us."
Conte's side are currently on a pre-season tour in the Far East and enjoyed
a 3-0 victory against London rivals Arsenal in Beijing, thanks in part to
two goals from Batshuayi.
Chelsea will host Burnley in the opening game of their league campaign on
August 12.
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