{"id":16804,"date":"2026-07-13T02:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=16804"},"modified":"2026-07-13T02:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:28:19","slug":"chelsea-told-to-double-their-opening-bid-for-cucurella-replacement-who-alonso-has-asked-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=16804","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Told To DOUBLE Their Opening Bid For Cucurella Replacement Who Alonso Has &#8216;Asked&#8217; For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea will need to pay upwards of \u20ac50m (\u00a343m) for Real Madrid left-back Alvaro Carreras, according to reports in Spain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manager Xabi Alonso worked with the 23-year-old for six months at the Bernabeu, and <em>Sport<\/em> claim that the Spaniard has \u201casked\u201d his club to explore a move for his former player.<\/p>\n<p>Initial talks resulted in the Blues proposing a deal worth just \u20ac25m (\u00a321.3m), which was not an offer that Real found acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>The La Liga giants paid Benfica \u20ac50m for the defender just a year ago, and they are unwilling to make a loss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/chelseanews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120159\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Chelsea News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Chelsea are now targeting a cheaper alternative<\/h2>\n<p>It seems that negotiations for Carreras did not progress very far, with the Blues now looking to secure the signature of another left-back recommended by Alonso \u2013 Rayo Vallecano\u2019s <strong>Pep Chavarria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old does have a \u20ac50m (\u00a343m) release clause, which means he could potentially cost just as much as Carreras. However, his club are expected to sell the player for a fee considerably below that amount.<\/p>\n<p>Get a brand new Chelsea 26\/27 home Aero-FIT shirt from Fanatics here<\/p>\n<h2>Alonso wants to strengthen several key positions<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" v=\"f216f6d5d0b6ef819f6e02bf8357cefd\" image-id=\"WmOB7Z09lmGn\" theme=\"iy-theme\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 1.5001739130434784; max-width: 4313px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>As well as recruiting a replacement for Marc Cucurella, it is believed that the new Chelsea manager has asked for a new centre-back, with Crystal Palace\u2019s Maxence Lacroix seen as the top target.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>failed pursuit of Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka<\/strong> also suggests that Alonso is keen for a holding midfielder to be brought in, although one of the main candidates \u2013 Lacroix\u2019s teammate Adam Wharton \u2013 could prove to be rather expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Alejandro Garnacho is likely to be sold over the coming days. He is not training with the first team in anticipation of a potential exit. It remains to be seen whether Alonso will request a direct replacement. If he does adopt his favoured 3-4-3 system, he doesn\u2019t necessarily need more wingers.<\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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