{"id":12779,"date":"2026-05-27T08:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12779"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:55:58","slug":"atletico-make-chelsea-star-their-main-objective-for-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12779","title":{"rendered":"Atletico make Chelsea star their &#8220;main objective&#8221; for the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella could be on his way out of the club this summer, and a move is falling into place quickly.<\/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>Chelsea have an exciting new manager in place for next season, but that\u2019s not doing much to change their current situation. Out of European football entirely and on the back of another disappointing season, there are a lot of players quite reasonably questioning their future with the Blues.<\/p>\n<h2>Things line up perfectly for a Cucurella move to Atletico<\/h2>\n<p>One of those players is Marc Cucurella, who has reached a crucial juncture now he has just two years left to run on his contract. According to Spanish football paper Marca, he\u2019s now a top target for Atletico Madrid, who see left back<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to imagine Cucurella fitting into Diego Simeone\u2019s team. And Chelsea will be willing to sell given his contract situation. To us this one really feels like it could happen, it\u2019s just a question of finding a fee that works for both clubs.<\/p>\n<p>It puts Chelsea back into the market for a left back, but we can worry about that further down the line.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s an exciting time for Chelsea fans as we wait to see what Xabi Alonso is going to bring to the table \u2013 Sky Sports listed some crazy expectations for Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Brentford look like they\u2019re closing in on buying an attacker Chelsea have been heavily linked to in recent months<\/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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