LaLiga: Cucurella reveals details of phone call with Mourinho before Real Madrid move
The Spanish left-back completed the €60 million transfer after Mourinho's personal call convinced him to return to La Liga from Chelsea.
- On Monday, Real Madrid completed the signing of 27-year-old Marc Cucurella from Chelsea in a €60 million deal, reuniting the Spain international with Liga after he opted to leave Stamford Bridge.
- A phone call from new head coach Jose Mourinho convinced Cucurella to join, with the coach telling him he was 'really looking forward to working with me' at the Santiago Bernabeu.
- Cucurella said he had 'no doubts' about the move, stating 'when the offer from Real Madrid came along, I didn't hesitate' despite interest from Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
- Finalized on Sunday, the deal allows Cucurella to focus on the World Cup, which he called a 'unique opportunity' deserving his full attention after negotiations concluded within days.
- Alongside the new signing, Real Madrid has confirmed arrivals including Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konate, with Denzel Dumfries expected to follow to Madrid this summer.
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LaLiga: Cucurella reveals details of phone call with Mourinho before Real Madrid move
New Real Madrid signing, Marc Cucurella, has said he had “no doubts” about signing for the Spanish giants, following his £52m move from Chelsea. Cucurella revealed he had a phone call with new head coach Jose Mourinho before signing. “When Madrid came I didn’t think about it, it’s a unique opportunity. Playing for Real Madrid is an honour and not many players can say it, so I had no doubts,” he told Spanish outlet El Mundo. “He told me that he r…
The side speaks for the first time as a madridista in an interview with El Mundo
Marc Cucurella, a footballer from the Spanish National Team and a recent signing of Real Madrid, said that “no” had “no” doubt to go to the white team, in an operation that was “very fast” and that was resolved “in a day and a half”. “It was very fast, I am very happy for the new stage that I am going to start. They called me in the morning and told me that if I wanted to go there. I had no doubt since it was a big step in my career. In a day an…
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