Real Madrid announce £51.8m deal for Chelsea's Cucurella

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FE Team | Published: June 15, 2026 23:53:29

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Real Madrid have announced the £51.8m ($69.5m) signing of Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella on a six-year deal, reports BBC Sport.
The 27-year-old is currently with Spain at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, but an agreement - worth £47.5m with a further £4.3m in add-ons - was struck on Sunday before the formal announcement on Monday.
Since president Florentino Perez was re-elected and appointed Jose Mourinho as manager, Real are understood to also be targeting Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva and Inter Milan full-back Denzel Dumfries, while France defender Ibrahima Konate is set to join after leaving Liverpool, reports BBC Sport.
Cucurella, who joined Chelsea for £63m from Brighton in 2022, was understood to have been keen to return to Spain, having come through Barcelona's academy. He had been linked with Atletico Madrid and a move back to Barcelona.