Brighton is holding firm on a £50 million valuation for Cucurella, which is thought to have stalled a possible move to Manchester City.
Chelsea is pushing hard towards a deal for £50million-rated Brighton wing-back Marc Cucurella, Football Mad understands.
The Blues have long since been tracking Cucurella, who came through the Barcelona academy and impressed at Getafe before joining Brighton in 2021.
Brighton is understood to be holding firm on a £50 million valuation for Cucurella, which is thought to have stalled a possible move to Manchester City.
Chelsea continues to reshape the squad under new owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, with manager Thomas Tuchel, understood to remain keen on two further defensive recruits.
The Blues are also interested in Leicester’s Wesley Fofana, though prising the France star away from the King Power Stadium outfit will prove a tough ask.
Cucurella is open to a Chelsea move, with the one-cap Spain star having already expressed his desire for a fresh challenge amid the extended Manchester City interest.
Chelsea has already pulled off big-name signings in Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly but is determined to add further new faces to the squad.
However, Kepa Arrizabalaga could yet head out in the other direction, with Napoli continuing to push hard to strike a loan deal for the Spanish stopper.
Recruit Koulibaly will wear the number 26 shirt at Chelsea this season and has revealed he sought John Terry’s assent to take the former England defender’s number at the west London club.
Koulibaly posted a video on social media of his phone call to Terry to ask for the ex-Chelsea captain’s blessing to take the number he wore at Stamford Bridge with such distinction.
