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Cucurella joined Brighton from Getafe for £15m last summer and started every single one of his team's Premier League games following his arrival on the south ...

Cucurella has already suggested that playing for Brighton was a stepping stone and reportedly told club staff weeks ago that he wanted to leave the club. But Premier League regulations stipulate that new signings need to be registered by 12pm on the last working day before a fixture if they are to be eligible for that match. But the Seagulls rejected that bid before Chelsea came in with a higher offer. Cucurella joined Brighton from Getafe for £15m last summer and started every single one of his team’s Premier League games following his arrival on the south coast. Of course, there are rumours. Cucurella was then kept away from Brighton’s training session on Thursday at their manager Graham Potter reportedly sees the situation as a distraction.

Brighton have agreed a fee with Chelsea for Marc Cucurella worth potentially more than £60million. The Athletic understands Brighton will receive an ...

GO DEEPER GO DEEPER Cucurella scored once for Brighton, against Manchester United. He won Brighton’s Players’ Player of the Season award and their Player of the Season honour.

Here is a complete breakdown of what Chelsea are paying Brighton for the signing of Marc Cucurella.

This is a very exciting signing by Chelsea and even though it may be a bit expensive, it was a transfer that the Blues needed to make. With it being reported that Marc Cucurella has completed his medical with Chelsea this evening, it's only a matter of time before the Blues announce his signing. Here is a complete breakdown of what Chelsea are paying Brighton for the signing of Marc Cucurella.

Chelsea are close to completing a £52.5million deal for Brighton wing-back Marc Cucurella, it has been reported. The Blues are thought to have signalled t.

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Premier League rivals Chelsea are closing on a £50million-plus deal for the Spaniard Cucurella after further talks with Brighton.

Man City are frustrated with how transfer talks with Brighton over Marc Cucurella unfolded Premier League rivals Chelseaare closing on a £50million-plus deal for the Spaniard Cucurella after further talks with Brighton.are closing on a £50million-plus deal for the Spaniard Cucurella after further talks with Brighton. Manchester City are reportedly frustrated with how transfer discussions with Brighton & Hove Albion over full-back Marc Cucurella have unfolded.

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Aston Villa and England attacker admitted Cucurella had not “stood out as amazing” while at Brighton. The ...

I’d rather play them than pay over the odds’. “I like the way Man City have set an amount they’ll pay and not go over it. Gabby Agbonlahor has heaped praise on Man City for not paying “over the odds” for Marc Cucurella.

Brighton & Hove Albion have issued a strongly-worded statement unequivocally denying that in-demand left-back Marc Cucurella has agreed to join Premier ...

Cucurella was previously a target for Man City but talks broke down due to the Premier League title holders’ reluctance to meets Brighton’s asking price of £50m. But Albion moved quickly to quash rumours that Cucurella was on the move by releasing a statement on Wednesday [August 3] evening. Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, who also claimed that Manchester City had tied up a move for Cucurella earlier in the transfer window, tweeted that the defender’s move to the Blues was ‘done’ and that the Spaniard had signed a six-year deal at Stamford Bridge.

Reports suggest Chelsea and Brighton still have a strong relationship, despite them stating they have not reached a Marc Cucurella agreement.

With long, drawn-out transfer sagas dominating the headlines this summer, the Blues have been keen to get this deal done quickly, outbidding City by a decent margin in order to force them to end their interest. If that is agreed, the deal will signify a fantastic piece of business by Todd Boehly, with the 19-year-old looking destined to be a star of the future. Multiple media outlets reported that a deal was completed between the two clubs for the Spaniard, after the Blues swooped in to hijack the deal from Manchester City’s grasp.

Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal to sign Marc Cucurella from Brighton, despite the Seagulls' denial an agreement has been reached.

“We should also bear in mind, numerous people involved in the negotiations and the deal are telling us, and lots of other outlets, they feel a deal has been agreed in principle, that Chelsea are willing to pay £52.5m for him, the player wants to go to Chelsea. As far as they’re concerned, he is going to be a Chelsea player and in fact a medical has been booked. Chelsea and Brighton are also negotiating a deal that would see Levi Colwill move in the opposite direction, though the move for the teenage defender is being discussed as a separate transfer. Sky Sports have revealed that a deal has been ‘agreed in principle’ and Chelsea are confident a transfer will be agreed, though negotiations have not been finalised.

Marc Cucurella looks likely to become Chelsea's latest signing this summer. The Premier League side are ready to pay 68 million euros to sign the Brighton ...

- Fernando Torres - Chelsea - 58.5 million euros - Alvaro Morata - Chelsea - 66 million euros Marc Cucurella looks likely to become Chelsea's latest signing this summer.

Hello and welcome to The Athletic's coverage of today's transfer news.The transfer deadline has moved another week closer and a number of big deals remain ...

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Chelsea transfer target Marc Cucurella has been kept away from first-team training with Brighton & Hove Albion. The Athletic understands that head coach ...

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The Blues are looking to sign the Brighton defender in a £52.5million deal.

Talks between the two clubs are understood to be ongoing over whether the deal for the 19-year-old would be a loan a permanent transfer. Brighton moved to insist no deal had been agreed on Cucurella on Wednesday evening however, posting a statement on social media. Brighton are understood to be pushing hard towards a separate deal for Chelsea’s highly-rated centre-back Levi Colwill.

The details of Manchester City's pursuit of Marc Cucurella and why it fell apart have started to come to the surface in recent days, and a lot of it may ...

Despite numerous reports suggesting Brighton had asked for £50million, the club never officially gave a specific fee to Manchester City. City are also close to the signing of Sergio Gomez from Anderlecht, but it is now thought to be a signing for the first-team as of now, and will be a player for the future. According to Pol Ballus of the Athletic, Brighton never officially revealed a specific figure in regards to Marc Cucurella, and were reluctant the engage in an open dialogue with the club regarding the player.

Marc Cucurella is understood to be on the verge of completing a move from Brighton & Hove Albion to Chelsea, with young defender Levi Colwill going the ...

Chelsea are understood to have reached an agreement on personal terms with the 24-year-old. It had been suggested earlier on Wednesday that negotiations over the transfer had hit a snag, with Brighton and Chelsea disagreeing over a fee and the terms of Colwill's inclusion in any potential deal. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano had reported on Wednesday that the transfer had been finalised, with the clubs agreeing on a fee in excess of £50million and Levi Colwill heading in the opposite direction.

Marc Cucurella has been kept away from training with the Brighton first team ahead of his expected move to Chelsea, according to reports.

The Athletic are now reporting that Cucurella will no longer train with the Brighton team as boss Graham Potter sees the situation as a distraction ahead of their Premier League opener at Manchester United. But the Seagulls released a statement in response, claiming that they have not yet agreed to sell Cucurella despite the Spaniard agreeing personal terms with the Blues. Marc Cucurella has been kept away from training with the Brighton first team ahead of his expected move to Chelsea, according to reports.

Chelsea have signed four players in the summer transfer window prior to their opening Premier League fixture of the 2022/23 season.

The Blues have a bloated squad heading into the new campaign, with the likes of Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ross Barkley and Michy Batshuayi all being linked with exits from Stamford Bridge. After Chelsea missed out on securing a deal for Jules Kounde, along with failing to convince Nathan Ake to return to west London, the Blues are now targeting Cucurella as their next signing. Cucurella can play at both left-back and centre-back, making him an attractive option for Chelsea with Thomas Tuchel's tactical system using wing-backs and three central defenders.

Marc Cucurella is closing in on a summer transfer to Chelsea this summer as he undergoes his medical as Levi Colwill closes in on a move the other way.

Todd Boehly, co-owner and Chairman, said: "Cesar is a world-class leader on and off the pitch. Colwill moving in the other direction is what appeared to hold up the deal but with reports suggesting a breakthrough in the 19-year-old’s side of the deal, Chelsea look to be close to signing their second defender of the summer. Now a transfer is on the verge of happening after Fabrizio Romano reported that Cucurella is now in London undergoing medical tests ahead of a big-money move to the capital. Once the medical has been completed, they will wait to sign the relevant documents between the clubs before a move is completed and confirmed. Marc Cucurella is closing in on a transfer to Chelsea this summer as he undergoes his medical, while Levi Colwill closes in on a move the other way, according to reports. Despite Brighton’s public stance of no deal being agreed for Cucurella on Wednesday evening after reports emerged that a £52.5 million fee had been agreed between the clubs, a transfer is now on the verge of completion.