International media buzz: Spanish football star Alvaro Morata whisking new wife to Seychelles honeymoon

Seychelles appears to continue to be among the preferred choices of international football stars searching for the perfect holiday or honeymoon destination.

According to the UK news site MailOnline, Spanish professional footballer Alvaro Morata and wife Alice Campello have chosen the island destination as their idyllic honeymoon getaway. This has also been reported in several other UK and Spanish news website.

After tying the knot in Venice, Italy, Morato seems to have whisked his new wife off to a Seychelles honeymoon, spending their first days as husband and wife enjoying the powder-white beaches and clear turquoise waters of the islands.

Morata, 24, is a striker for Spanish football club Real Madrid. Meanwhile several UK sports media have been reporting on the desire and effort of Manchester United to have the Spanish striker transferred to Old Trafford.

As speculations of his possible transfer to the English Premier League team continues, the professional footballer has set aside his football boots and is keenly exploring the wonders of the Seychelles islands.

While many stars who escape to the popular holiday and honeymoon destination tend to be quite discreet, Morata and wife have been more than happy to share snaps of their romantic honeymoon.

The newly-wed couple have been taking to Instagram to post updates of themselves enjoying their villa pool, beach time and even snorkeling sessions.

Seychelles boasts itself as choice holiday destination catering for the needs and taste of travellers from celebrity extravagant to budget-friendly.

The Indian Ocean island destination has played host to a stream of honeymoons and romantic getaways for the rich and famous, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who spent their honeymoon in Seychelles in 2011.