There are those who define Marc Cucurella as a “football optimist”. In the summer of 2019, his career, like that of so many youth players from the Barça that cannot break the glass ceiling, was destined to stagnate. The left back, born in Alella (7-22-1998), and incorporated into the Barça coming from the Spanish at cadet age thanks to the good eye of Franc Artigahad had a profitable assignment in the Eibarwhere Mendilibar Not only did he use him on the left side, but he tried him in a more advanced, interior position, in which he demonstrated a criterion with the ball learned, logically, in The Masia. But after the Barça bought him back for four million euros, Valverde He preferred the current Betic Miranda as second of Jordi Alba. I saw him as a deeper side, according to the needs of the team. Barça when teams close.
Cucurella decided to fight. He left on loan to Getafe and while Jordi Alba was wasting away, and Barça tried without success Miranda either Junior until the explosion Bucket, he took steps until he reached the superelite again through another path. First, the Getafe he bought it for 11.8 million in July 2020. Then, the Brighton paid 18 million for the Catalan in the summer of 2021; and, a year later, when it seemed that the transfer from him to the City was done, the Chelsea He got involved at the last minute and invited the footballer to the Greek island of Mykonos. Todd Boehlythe owner, convinced him with his charms.
With his transfer to Chelsea for about 65 million (according to some sources, the total cost of the operation is 74), Cucurella He became a footballer capable of moving one hundred million euros. He is the second national player who has generated the most, ahead of Fernando Torres (94), Diego Costa (93), Rodrigo (90), Kepa (80); and only behind Morata (189). Cucurellafather of three children, is easily recognizable by his curly hair, which many linked for a time due to the admiration he felt for Puyol and David Luiz. However, the decision for him to wear long hair was his mother, Patricia. Thus, she thought, she would have notoriety. Although her arrival at Chelsea generated doubts among the fans, he has begun to earn the respect of the blue community as he did in the Brightonwhere the fans named him player of the season. Cucurella has melted the position game The Masia; the direct of Mendilibarthe competitive of Bordalas or the direct one of the premier. Perfect for Luis De la Fuente, who has known him for eight years. He made his debut in the Under-19, Under-21 and Olympic teams. He was in the Games of Tokyo. So the headline was Miranda. Three years later, it’s her turnCuckoo‘, the diminutive by which everyone knows him in the locker room.
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