Real Madrid have completed the £51.8m signing of Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella on a six-year deal.
The 27-year-old, currently at the World Cup with Spain, leaves Chelsea after four turbulent seasons. He joined from Brighton in 2022 for £63m but was keen to return to Spain, having come through Barcelona’s academy.
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Chelsea’s struggles under Liam Rosenior, finishing 10th and missing Europe, accelerated the move. Real, under newly reappointed Jose Mourinho, are also targeting Bernardo Silva, Denzel Dumfries and Ibrahima Konate as part of a wider rebuild.
