‘I read it yesterday, but NO?!’: Marc Cucurella cannot hide his shock after learning of Chelsea team-mate Jorginho’s switch to Arsenal… as interviewers ask left-back to change his answer when he labels Italian the Blues’ smartest player
Jorginho‘s shock deadline day move from Chelsea to Arsenal may have come as a surprise to many, but none more so than Blues defender Marc Cucurella, who was left dumbfounded by the news during an interview on Tuesday.
The Gunners announced the signing of Jorginho for £12m on Tuesday evening, with the Italian joining the club on an 18-month deal.
Arsenal had initially hoped to lure Brighton starlet Moises Caicedo to the Emirates on deadline day, having tabled a £70m offer to the Seagulls on Monday, but swiftly changed course to recruit the experienced Italian.
Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella could not hide his shock after hearing of Jorginho’s switch to Arsenal
Despite reading reports of Jorginho’s move on Monday, Cucurella was completely taken aback by the transfer news during an interview on deadline day.
The Spanish star, who joined Chelsea from Brighton last summer, was asked which team-mate was the ‘smartest’ within Graham Potter’s squad – and his answer prompted a wholesome moment on camera.
Jorginho’s agent leaked a image of the Italian posing in an Arsenal shirt for the first time on deadline day, confirming the surprise move
‘The smartest player in the squad is Jorginho, 100 per cent,’ the left-back told GOAL for a forthcoming episode of their Simply the Best series.
His response was quickly met by murmurs off-camera, before the interviewers informed him that Jorginho was no longer part of the club.
Cucurella was subsequently told that Jorginho had travelled to Arsenal for his medical and that there were already leaked photographs of him in a Gunners jersey on Instagram.
‘I read it yesterday, but no,’ the Spaniard replied with a dumbfounded expression, before laughing at the shock deadline day move.
While Arsenal and Chelsea fans speculated the credibility of the transfer story, the midfielder posed for photographs in his new colours alongside his agent Joao Santos.
The image was later leaked by the agent on deadline day and it all-but confirmed Jorginho’s switch to the…