{"id":1167952,"date":"2022-08-05T18:59:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T18:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/05\/chelsea-sign-marc-cucurella-from-brighton-for-60m\/"},"modified":"2022-08-05T18:59:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T18:59:10","slug":"chelsea-sign-marc-cucurella-from-brighton-for-60m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/05\/chelsea-sign-marc-cucurella-from-brighton-for-60m\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea sign Marc Cucurella from Brighton for \u00a360m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"493\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image_2022-08-05_143421374-696x493.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Marc Cucurella\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Chelsea have signed Spain defender Marc Cucurella from Brighton in a deal worth more than \u00a360m.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old left-back, who scored one goal in 38 games in his only season for the Seagulls, has signed a six-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really happy. It\u2019s a big opportunity for me to join one of the best clubs in the world,\u201d said Cucurella.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to work hard to be happy here and help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>It is Brighton\u2019s record sale, surpassing\u00a0Ben White\u2019s \u00a350m move\u00a0to Arsenal last summer.<\/p>\n<p>A Barcelona academy graduate, Cucurella has won one senior cap for Spain and played for the under-23 side that won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Last month Brighton rejected a \u00a330m bid from champions Manchester City for Cucurella, who handed in a transfer request after City expressed an interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not want to lose Marc, but he wanted the opportunity of playing Champions League football with a view to accelerating his progress to Spain\u2019s World Cup squad,\u201d said Brighton manager Graham Potter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had an excellent first season in the Premier League, deservedly winning both our player of the season awards, and has been an absolute pleasure to work with over the past 12 months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cucurella is the second big-money departure from Brighton this summer after midfielder\u00a0Yves Bissouma joined Tottenham\u00a0for \u00a325m plus add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarc is an elite defender of proven Premier League quality,\u201d said Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to work on and off the pitch, and we\u2019re delighted Marc will be a part of the present and future at Chelsea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This summer Chelsea have brought in England forward Raheem Sterling from Manchester City for \u00a350m, Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli for \u00a334m and midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka from Aston Villa for \u00a320m.<\/p>\n<p>They also signed 18-year-old American goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina for a\u00a0reported \u00a312m\u00a0from Chicago Fire, where he will remain on loan until the end of the Major League Soccer season.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 19-year-old Chelsea defender Levi Colwill has joined Brighton on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n<p>The England Under-19 international spent last season on loan at Huddersfield and scored an own goal in the 1-0 Championship play-off final defeat by Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLevi has enormous potential and has already shown his ability last season in the Championship and with England at various age group levels up to under-21s,\u201d said Potter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe plays mostly at centre-back, but has also played on the left as a full-back, and he is a player who is comfortable on the ball.\u201d<\/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=\"8o952fA3UgA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8o952fA3UgA?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>Chelsea have signed Spain defender Marc Cucurella from Brighton in a deal worth more than \u00a360m. The 24-year-old left-back, who scored one goal in 38 games in his only season for the Seagulls, has signed a six-year contract. \u201cI\u2019m really happy. 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