Footballer Alvaro Morata and wife Alice Campello split after seven years of marriage and four children

Former Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata and his wife Alice Campello have separated after seven years of marriage.

Confirmation of their split comes days after the pair were spotted kissing on a beach during a family holiday in Sardinia.

Campello was also pictured by her husband’s side after he captained Spain to victory in the final of Euro 2024 on July 14.

Morata, who moved to Milan after two seasons at Atletico Madrid, was recently spotted without his wedding ring as he signed shirts for Milan fans.

On Monday,  August 12, Morata confirmed their split in an Instagram post that read: ‘After some time of reflection, Alice and I have made the decision to part ways. A WONDERFUL and RESPECTFUL reciprocal relationship where we have loved and helped each other a lot.

‘They have been wonderful years and the result of them is our four children, who are undoubtedly the best thing we have ever done.

‘It is a painful decision so we ask for respect and empathy. Do not invent stories for a minute of prominence because I repeat: there has never been any lack of respect, only many continuous misunderstandings that little by little wear things down.

Alice will always have a special place in my heart and everything we have experienced together has been incredible and a great learning’.

Campello, an Italian influencer, has since removed her husband’s name from all of her social media bios.

She changed her name online from ‘Alice Campello Morata’ back to ‘Alice Campello’.

And taking to social media, Campello wrote: ‘Alvaro and I have decided to separate, and it is the most difficult decision we have ever made in our lives. I want to make it clear, as he has, that there have been no third parties or any kind of disrespect from either of us.

‘I can only say that in these 8 years, I have had a person by my side who has done nothing but prioritise me, take care of me, and respect me, and for that reason, I cannot allow any kind of false speculation and the decision to announce it “so soon”.

‘I don’t want you to think that anything you have seen in the Instagram photos we’ve been posting is a lie. We couldn’t have loved each other more, and we continue to do so, but there comes a time when many misunderstandings accumulate, are poorly managed, and things gradually deteriorate and explode.

‘We have always promised each other to respect everything we have lived through, to never reach the point of hurting each other or being toxic, and to end things before that happens, and that is what we’ve done.

‘I just want to thank Alvaro for everything he has done for me, for how he has taken care of me, for being the father and husband he has been, and to wish him the best ALWAYS.’

Morata and Campello married in June 2017, shortly before he moved to Chelsea from Real Madrid. They share three sons, including twins, and one daughter.