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Real Madrid agree to sign Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella in £52m deal
Spain left-back will complete transfer after World Cup
TL;DR
- Real Madrid and Chelsea have agreed verbally on a transfer package for Marc Cucurella, potentially worth up to €60m (£52m).
- Cucurella has agreed to the move after four years at Stamford Bridge and will complete the transfer after the World Cup.
- Chelsea will consider this a good time to sell Cucurella, whose form dipped after Christmas.
- Real Madrid is revamping its squad, having also agreed to sign Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konaté, and Bernardo Silva.
- Chelsea may also consider selling Enzo Fernández, who has expressed a desire to join Real Madrid, but Chelsea will demand over £100m for him.