Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata says he wanted to stay despite interest from elsewhere.
Having welcomed twin boys into the world last week, Morata now wants to improve on his debut season at Stamford Bridge.
Morata only managed 11 Premier League goals last season after his big-money move from Real Madrid and was the subject of transfer speculation over the summer.
But new Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri says he has faith in the forward and Morata himself is in upbeat mood, having changed his shirt number following the July 29 birth of his children.
He said, “A lot of things have changed in our lives and the only thing I have in my head now is to score, score, score! Then to come back home and stay with my babies and my wife.
“The easiest thing would have been to leave Chelsea this year. I could have gone back to Italy. My wife is Italian, it is one hour to her home.
“I could have gone back to Spain, I had a lot of offers. More money.
“But I want to fight. I have had low pressure, because I had already played in Italy and Spain and done good things. But I decided to stay here, I wanted to.”
Chelsea take on Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday before opening their Premier League campaign at Huddersfield next weekend.
The arrival of Jorginho from Napoli has equipped Chelsea with one of the best midfields around, according to Alvaro Morata.The forward is confident that pairing the midfielder with Cesc Fabregas will allow the Blues to dominate this season
The Brazilian-born Italy international moved to Stamford Bridge last month, having been heavily linked with Premier League champions Manchester City.
He has been joined in west London by his former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri, who replaced Antonio Conte.
And former Real Madrid and Juventus striker Morata feels Jorginho will prove to be a key acquisition as the Blues, champions in 2016-17, seek to improve on a disappointing fifth-place finish in the league last season.
“We are lucky,” he said.
“We’ve made a very good signing, because he’s a fantastic player, a fantastic guy and because Manchester City wanted him! It would have been very bad for us if City has taken him.
“He was one of the best signings of the last year for Chelsea because now, when we have the ball, he is the key.
“Jorginho and Cesc Fabregas with the ball are two of the best midfielders around.
“There are not too many midfields with this level with the ball – for the strikers it is fantastic.”
Morata has also been wowed by teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has been tipped to break into Chelsea’s first team during the campaign ahead.
“I have never seen a player like him,” the Spain international said.
“Ethan Ampadu and him, when you see them playing, it is like they are 25 and 26 years old – and they are 17! They work so hard.
“Callum is lucky with Eden [Hazard], with Willian and all the strikers because they are good people and if he listens and watches Willian, he can be the best for the future.”
Manchester City take on Chelsea in Sunday’s Community Shield — the traditional curtainraiser to the English season — but the Wembley showpiece will offer few clues as to the destination of the Premier League title.
The glorified friendly between the league champions and the FA Cup winners has been a notoriously poor predictor of success in recent years — no winner has gone on to be crowned champions in the same season since Manchester United in 2010-11.