{"id":2794,"date":"2026-05-01T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2794"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:05:32","slug":"front-page-report-as-chelsea-defender-wants-out-star-wants-transfer-after-turmoil-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2794","title":{"rendered":"Front page report as Chelsea defender wants out – Star wants transfer after turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n
\"Chelsea
Wroclaw, Poland \u2013 05 28 2025: Marc Cucurella seen during UEFA Conference League 2025 final game between Real Betis Balompie and Chelsea FC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barcelona have emerged as an option for Chelsea\u2018s Marc Cucurella after this season. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The left-back is a product of Barcelona\u2019s academy but didn\u2019t get regular opportunities to prove his worth with their first team.<\/p>\n

After spells at Eibar and Getafe, he moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021 and then to Chelsea a year later.<\/p>\n

After overcoming initial difficulties, the left-back has been a regular for the Blues, making 158 appearances.<\/p>\n

His Premier League stats this season are as follows:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Appearances: 30<\/li>\n
  • Starts: 27<\/li>\n
  • Total minutes: 2,350<\/li>\n
  • Minutes per game: 78<\/li>\n
  • Interceptions per game: 1.0<\/li>\n
  • Tackles per game: 1.6<\/li>\n
  • Recoveries per game: 3.3<\/li>\n
  • Clearances per game: 2.9<\/li>\n
  • Blocked shots per game: 0.3<\/li>\n
  • Duels won per game: 3.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    On Tuesday, Sport Witness covered claims from Spain that Barcelona want to sign the 27-year-old.\u00a0The same source stated the La Liga side talked about the Chelsea star within the club.<\/p>\n

    No contact with Chelsea player<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Marc Cucurella would welcome a move to Barcelona, and this is on the front page of today\u2019s edition of Mundo Deportivo.<\/p>\n

    Within the report, the newspaper states the Spain international \u2018opens the door\u2019 to joining the La Liga winners.<\/p>\n

    Add world: \u2018For him, a return to Barca would be a personal dream, a special motivation to come back to the club of his life as a more mature player.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

    During the last international break, the Spanish media asked him about the possibility of returning to the Camp Nou.<\/p>\n

    At that time, he said: \u201cIt would be difficult to turn it down. I\u2019d have to think about my family. If it happens, it happens, and we\u2019ll see what decision is made.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

    While the defender opens the door, Barcelona sporting director Deco hasn\u2019t held talks with his agent so far.<\/p>\n

    In addition to this, the situation at Stamford Bridge is another reason why the 27-year-old is open to joining Barcelona.<\/p>\n

    The Blues parted ways with Enzo Maresca in January and appointed Liam Rosenior as his successor. Earlier this month, the Club World Cup winners sacked the latter after a series of poor performances.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Chelsea are now eighth in the table, two points behind sixth placed Brighton & Hove Albion and 10 behind fifth placed Aston Villa. They are likely to miss out on the Champions League.<\/p>\n

    Cucurella could consider leaving the west London club if there\u2019s an attractive offer and the Blues would also be open to a sale for around \u20ac50m.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s unclear whether Barca are willing to pay this while his salary shouldn\u2019t be an issue. For now, he isn\u2019t a priority as Deco is focusing on improving other positions. The Catalan club could consider the Spaniard if there\u2019s a significant sale in the summer.<\/p>\n

    Contract, value and agent info<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Marc Cucurella\u2019s contract expires in 2028 and is valued at \u20ac50m by Transfermarkt.<\/p>\n

    The Blues fullback is being managed by agents Aleix Pique and Alvaro Dominguez.<\/p>\n

    \n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Wroclaw, Poland \u2013 05 28 2025: Marc Cucurella seen during UEFA Conference League 2025 final…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}