{"id":1166865,"date":"2022-08-04T22:26:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T22:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/04\/chelsea-set-to-sigh-marc-cucurella-from-brighton\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T22:26:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T22:26:09","slug":"chelsea-set-to-sigh-marc-cucurella-from-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/04\/chelsea-set-to-sigh-marc-cucurella-from-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea set to sigh Marc Cucurella from Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/skysports-cucurella-man-city_5842077-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Marc Cucurella\" title=\"Marc Cucurella\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Cucurella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chelsea are on the verge of a deal to sign Spain international full-back Marc Cucurella from Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>The defender, 24, handed in a transfer request after interest from Manchester City, but they did not pursue a move and deemed the fee too high.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea sources are confident of concluding the transfer, however, Brighton said: \u201cno agreement has been reached with any club\u201d in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Cucurella was with Brighton for just one season after joining from Getafe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>He would become Chelsea\u2019s third summer signing after forward\u00a0Raheem Sterling\u00a0and defender\u00a0Kalidou Koulibaly.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have also agreed to a \u00a320m fee with Aston Villa for teenage England youth international Carney Chukwuemeka.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Seagulls rejected a \u00a330m bid from champions City for Cucurella and saw \u00a350m as the benchmark \u2013 the fee Arsenal paid for England defender Ben White last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sources at the club said it would take another exceptional offer to consider a sale as they saw Cucurella as a better player.<\/p>\n<p>But, if sold, he would become the second big-money departure this summer from the Amex after midfielder Yves Bissouma joined Tottenham in a \u00a325m deal, plus add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>A Barcelona academy graduate, Cucurella has one senior cap for Spain and played for the under-23 side that won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WV6eLHZFqS8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grace Gift Herbal Clinic - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (4-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WV6eLHZFqS8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc Cucurella Chelsea are on the verge of a deal to sign Spain international full-back Marc Cucurella from Brighton. The defender, 24, handed in a transfer request after interest from Manchester City, but they did not pursue a move and deemed the fee too high. 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