{"id":11983,"date":"2026-05-23T10:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11983"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:52:24","slug":"xabi-alonso-makes-transfer-decision-on-marc-cucurella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11983","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso makes transfer decision on Marc Cucurella"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NewsArticle\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<h6>News<span> \u00bb <\/span>Premier League news<span> \u00bb <\/span>Chelsea news<\/h6>\n<p class=\"articletimestamp\">May 22, 2026 20:28 GMT (UK), by <!-- Author Start -->Sri Aswin<!-- Author End -->\n<\/p>\n<h6>View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets<\/h6>\n<div style=\"float:right\">\n<figure>\n<p class=\"article_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/imghold\/largestMarc_Cucurella_2025.jpg\" title=\"Xabi Alonso makes transfer decision on Marc Cucurella\" alt=\"Xabi Alonso makes transfer decision on Marc Cucurella\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p><figcaption><em itemprop=\"articleSection\">Cucurella won&#8217;t leave Chelsea<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:18px; width:450px;\">\n<div style=\"display:inline; border:0px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:3px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/images\/football_transfer_centre.png\" title=\"Football Transfer Centre\" alt=\"Football Transfer Centre\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:16px\">\n<strong>Incoming Chelsea manager <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Xabi Alonso<\/span><\/span>  has a clear transfer stance on defender <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Marc Cucurella<\/span><\/span>  amid interest from Manchester City.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- responsive_ad --><\/p>\n<p>Man City are expected to confirm <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Enzo Maresca<\/span><\/span>  as their new manager and it has been claimed that he could target players from his former club Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Cucurella is one of the top names on his radar, but Alonso is quite clear that he won&#8217;t entertain the prospect of parting ways with the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>He is considered a key part of his future plans at the west London giants and the club have been urged to snub any proposals for the left-back.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea could still lose some high-profile players this summer after failing to qualify for the Champions League following a poor league campaign.<\/p>\n<p><span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Enzo Fernandez<\/span><\/span>  has been linked with an exit for a while, and it has emerged that Man City are preparing an approach for the Argentine.<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup winner has not ruled out a summer departure.<br \/><!-- Article End --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- newadv --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\nvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)(0);\nif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\njs = d.createElement(s); 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