Chelsea are closing in on a £50m deal for Brighton defender Marc Cucurella after the Spaniard was convinced of Blues’ project under new owner Todd Boehly – with Levi Colwill set to move in the opposite direction in a separate deal
- Chelsea are closing in on a £50million-plus deal for Brighton’s Marc Cucurella
- The 24-year-old Spanish defender has already agreed to join the London side
- Cucurella handed in a transfer request last week amid Manchester City interest
Chelsea are closing on a £50million-plus deal for Marc Cucurella after further talks with Brighton on Tuesday night.
The 24-year-old has already agreed to join the Stamford Bridge club and is awaiting the go-ahead once the finer details of the fee and payment are passed by Brighton’s owners.
Cucurella had handed in a transfer request last week after seeing Manchester City thwarted in their attempts to sign him for under £40m.
Chelsea are nearing a £50million-plus deal for Marc Cucurella after more talks with Brighton
He has been convinced of Chelsea’s project under Thomas Tuchel and new owner Todd Boehly
It had been considered that the former Barcelona academy graduate only wanted to join up with Pep Guardiola but he has been convinced of Chelsea’s project under Thomas Tuchel and new owner Todd Boehly.
For their part, Brighton are discussing a separate deal for Chelsea centre-back Levi Colwill, 19, who impressed on loan at Huddersfield last season and have expressed an interest in RB Leipzig’s former Manchester City full-back Angelino.
Chelsea have had a chaotic couple of weeks striving to strengthen Tuchel’s defensive options but the addition of Cucurella, Brighton’s Player of the Year last season, will be a major coup.
Cucurella’s arrival will pave the way for Malang Sarr to move to Monaco on loan with an option to buy for around £10m.
Chelsea want to add at least one more centre-back while they have also enquired about Southampton right-back Kyle Walker-Peters as well as Denzel Dumfries at Inter Milan. Chelsea have also made two offers for young Inter midfielder Cesare Casadei.
Cucurella’s arrival will allow Malang Sarr to move to Monaco on loan with a £10m option to buy
For their part, Brighton are discussing a separate deal for Chelsea…