Cucurella

Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Brighton and Hove Albion defender Marc Cucurella as personal terms are not an issue, according to reports.

This is where Tuchel plans to play the defender, as Tuchel is a fan of his versatility as he looks for defensive options this summer. Tuchel was said to be keen on adding a left-footed defensive option to his squad, with Cucurella being able to play on the left of a back three and also at wing-back. Cucurella is said to have handed in a formal transfer request last week, with the Blues given encouragement that he was interested in the move to London.

Chelsea have reached an agreement over personal terms with Marc Cucurella, while Man City's attention could now turn to a promising alternative from Wolves.

The margins between City and Liverpool in recent times have been razor thin. “I never complain about the squad I have since the first season. The France Under-21 international shone down the left side at Molineux last season. The trusted journalist tweeted a ‘full agreement’ has been reached regarding personal terms. Cucurella, 24, is attracting interest from two of the Premier League’s biggest hitters. Young Blues centre-half, Levi Colwill, could yet be included in negotiations.

Chelsea have agreed personal terms with Marc Cucurella as Chelsea close in on a deal for the Brighton defender, according to reports.

‘He has a great relationship with his team-mates which is important and there’s no doubt he will grace that stage. ‘When we looked at him he had made 17 league starts. Chelsea have agreed personal terms with Marc Cucurella as Chelsea close in on a deal for the Brighton defender, according to reports.

Brighton defender Marc Cucurella looks set to join the Blues after an impressive campaign with the Seagulls.

However, with apparent interest in the full-back, he soon handed in a transfer request to make a move away. The transfer interest comes after an impressive debut season in England for Cucurella. Chelsea have reached an agreement with Marc Cucurella on personal terms ahead of a potential switch to Stamford Bridge this summer.

Chelsea appear to be moving swiftly to take advantage of a perhaps unexpected opportunity to sign full back Marc Cucurella from Brighton & Hove Albion, ...

Unlike City, Chelsea look set to meet Brighton’s £50m valuation, and it’s likely that we’ll do so without including any other player in the deal. City had gotten this far as well before failing to agree a transfer fee with Brighton. Youngster Levi Colwill was initially rumored to be part of the negotiations, but as is usually the case with part-exchange rumors, it’s not looking likely to be the case in reality — at least not directly.

Thomas Tuchel's side are in negotiations with Brighton over a fee for Cucurella, with the west Londoners confident of beating Manchester City to his signature.

Full agreement now reached between Chelsea and Cucurella on personal terms. Potential contract has been proposal approved, Marc’s prepared to accept once clubs agree on fee. Chelsea have agreed personal terms with Marc Cucurella as the club continue talks with Brighton over a deal for the defender.

Chelsea are keen but we really want to see Marc Cucurella playing for Pep Guardiola. Chelsea can have Frenkie De Jong, just for the giggles...

The Eagles boss is keen for his defence to be comfortable in different shapes, and he wants Palace to be on the front foot. The only obvious solution is a return to Palace, where he made his name, at home in the Eagles’ defence. It might be United, who may have to take a hit to get the 37-year-old distraction away from Ten Hag while he begins his rebuild in earnest. After a bright start to his United career, when slide tackles were still a novelty down Old Trafford’s right flank, Wan-Bissaka’s prospects have nose-dived. It’s not Wan-Bissaka’s fault he was promoted way above the level his talent merits. Just not on paying De Jong or his team-mates the deferred wages they are owed. He’s only been back a week, but already he must be making Ten Hag’s t*ts itch. “He’s the player who supplies the team-mates who give the assists or who can score goals from their position,” said Ten Hag when De Jong was being utilised as a no.10 at Barcelona. Otherwise there is a very real prospect of McFred living to fight another season. If for no other reason so that United can have no excuses and we can see how good both De Jong and Ten Hag are when they have everything in place. Defensively, he made the fourth-highest number of tackles in the league, and offensively, he flew forward, never at anything less than warp speed. Doubtless he’ll be brilliant again and the Seagulls will enjoy another fine season.

The Blues look set to complete the signing of Marc Cucurella from Brighton as their third signing of the summer.

That's because, according to reports, Chelsea have agreed personal terms with Brighton defender Marc Cucurella over a contract at the club. With under one month left of the transfer window, it seems as though Chelsea still have some work to do in the market. However, with the clock ticking down, it appears as though another signing could be close to moving to west London.

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Like City, left-back is an area of concern for Chelsea; now City have given them the opportunity to address that. City will only make agreements on their terms, and if their terms or not met then they walk away — no matter who the player is. A close friend of Pep Guardiola for many years, he and the Blues have earned a reputation of not taking any funny business when conducting negotiations with other clubs.

Chelsea appear to be on the verge of signing Marc Cucurella from Brighton – but is the left-back an upgrade on their current options Ben Chilwell and Marcos ...

Marc Cucurella – 0.9 Marcos Alonso – 1.8 Marcos Alonso – 1.8 Marc Cucurella – 0.9 Marcos Alonso – 1.8 Marc Cucurella – 1 Marc Cucurella – 1 Marcos Alonso – 4 We got two quality players but we are not competitive like this. Cucurella has been subject to interest from Manchester City all summer. “So we had an urgent appeal for quality players, a huge amount of quality players. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is certainly keen to get extra bodies through the door.

Manchester City are now set to lose out on Marc Cucurella, after Chelsea agreed personal terms with the player. City were in pole position to sign the ...

The club are set to complete the signing in the coming days. Manchester City will now look to alternatives when it comes to left-backs. Manchester City are now set to lose out on Marc Cucurella, after Chelsea agreed personal terms with the player.

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The flexibility to shift into different roles across a challenging and unpredictable nine months was a luxury Tuchel could have been blessed with last season. Cucurella or Chilwell would most likely play a more conventional fullback role here on the left side of a four-man defence. The concept of a new formation from Tuchel has been murmured throughout the summer.

Work in progress for Marc Cucurella deal. Chelsea are on it on both club and player side, waiting to complete full agreement with Brighton. Deal well advanced.

For Brighton and Chelsea a Cucurella deal makes sense, but the move is closer to the beginning of the story than the end for both teams. Adding Cucurella would make Chelsea's defense complete but they'll still need to be perfect to close the gap for a title challenge with a squad that has lots of question marks elsewhere. That would put Cucurella in a similar role to Cesar Azpilicueta and Reece James on the right, both of whom can player either the wing or in the back line, depending on Tuchel's tactical choices in a given match. Cucurella's success, and the attention it has garnered is both a credit to Potter and an exciting look at the levels that Brighton could compete at if the funds from selling Cucurella and Yves Bissouma to Tottenham are reinvested properly. In this scenario, Koulibaliy would flip to the left with James or Azpilicueta at center back. Cucurella has that discipline and it shows in the stats. Out of all defenders who played more than 500 minutes last season, Cucurella played the fourth most passes in the final third, completing 78% of those passes which was the 17th best rate in the league. For Thomas Tuchel's 3-4-3 Cucurella's role would mirror that which he played at Brighton which is why Chelsea stepping in while talks broke down with Manchester City makes sense. Playing under Graham Potter, Brighton play a possession-heavy style fit for a top six club which only increases interest in their players around England. In effect, one year at Brighton has resoundingly answered the questions many top teams may have had about whether a player who played for the cynical and defensive Getafe was fit for a different style. Hailing from the ranks of La Masia and the Espanyol academy, Cucurella has experienced quite the rise over the past few years. He's able to step forward to progress possession and hit an outlet pass with deadly accuracy if he spots that someone is making a run. Chelsea want him too and have swooped in to try and move for the want-away defender.

Marc Cucurella's impending transfer to Chelsea has raised a lot of questions - most notably, where will he play?

It would provide an option, albeit an imperfect one, for Tuchel to get both players on the pitch together. In the 4-0 pre-season defeat to Arsenal last month, Chelsea started in a 4-4-2 formation and could do the same with one of Chilwell or Cucurella on the left of midfield. Tuchel is also keen to switch to a back four when he needs to next season, and he could do so when both Chilwell and Cucurella are in the team.

Marc Cucurella only needed 35 Premier League games and just three in the English cups to increase his value threefold from the 18 million euros that ...

However, they were not the first team to enquire about Cucurella this summer. The Catalan coach wanted him to replace Oleksandr Zinchenko - who has been transferred to Arsenal - but they haven't been able to meet his price tag and it seems that Joao Cancelo will be the left-back at the English champions. As Fabrizio Romano has been reporting and as MARCA confirmed a few weeks ago, the first team to show a strong interest in Cucurella was Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.