{"id":12704,"date":"2026-05-26T22:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12704"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:17:51","slug":"get-rid-chelsea-told-to-sell-player-who-doesnt-seem-bothered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12704","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Get rid&#8221; &#8211; Chelsea told to sell player who doesn&#8217;t seem &#8220;bothered&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Marc Cucurella accused of not caring as Chelsea prepare for summer sales that could see Spanish full back leave.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kieran Gill\u2019s \u201cKeep, Sell, Loan\u201d article for the Daily Mail from last week produced some interesting quotes.<\/p>\n<p>On Marc Cucurella, he said the Spaniard should be sold as he has just two years left on his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally the full bad did not \u201cseem too bothered amid Chelsea\u2019s plight,\u201d Gill wrote, \u201cincluding in their utterly unserious showing away at Sunderland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet rid\u201d was the writer\u2019s conclusion on what the club should do with their first team stalwart.<\/p>\n<h2>Cucurella losing interest as Chelsea tumble down the league<\/h2>\n<p>At times we\u2019ve felt that Cucurella is actually one of the players who seems to show more desire. But there can be no denying that as this season slipped away from us, his interest seemed to wane too.<\/p>\n<p>He wasn\u2019t even up to his usual antics winding up the opposition, which shows your how disengaged he was.<\/p>\n<p>Compare his lack of intensity with the madman we saw in the final games of last season as we battled for a Champions League spot and you\u2019ll see the reality that this is a player already thinking about his future elsewhere.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s top 5 rated players from the season tell you the full story about how the campaign went.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Emegha could be loaned out by Chelsea this summer, before he\u2019s even played a minute for the Blues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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