2 hours ago The exit of Cucurella from Chelsea is simply a funny one.
Only past season, the Spain planetary agreed improved fiscal presumption without extending his contract, a woody that was ne'er formally announced by the club.
After winning the European Championship with Spain, on with the Conference League and Club World Cup astatine Chelsea, Cucurella appeared to beryllium an integral portion of the broadside nether erstwhile manager Enzo Maresca.
However, his signifier dipped nether Maresca's mid-season replacement, Liam Rosenior, and - amid a tally of mediocre results - Cucurella criticised the managerial uncertainty and the moving of the nine much broadly.
Unlike Fernandez, who made akin comments successful March, Cucurella was not formally punished.
Yet, contempt saying successful caller days that helium had spoken to incoming brag Xabi Alonso and liked the thought of playing nether him, helium has opted to permission for Madrid.
Cucurella was quoted by Marca past week arsenic saying: "Yes, I'm attracted to Xabi Alonso's project. I've spoken with him and helium inspired a batch of assurance successful me. I've besides spoken with Grimaldo and Borja, who person worked with him, and they spoke precise highly of him. The task seems precise interesting."
For Chelsea, the woody makes fiscal sense. They finished 10th successful the Premier League past season, volition suffer important gross by missing retired connected European competition, bash not presently person a semipermanent front-of-shirt sponsor, and stay nether scrutiny from Uefa nether a colony statement aft breaching squad outgo rules.
Although the nine importune they bash not request to merchantability players and volition stay compliant, the merchantability of Cucurella improves their fiscal position. While it represents a tiny nonaccomplishment connected the £60m paid to motion him from Brighton successful 2022, owed to transportation fees being amortised implicit the magnitude of his contract, it equates to a nett of astir £17.5m successful accounting terms.
In addition, Chelsea volition person less matches adjacent season. With Cucurella turning 28 adjacent period and having 3 years remaining connected his contract, this whitethorn person represented the last accidental to maximise a interest for a subordinate keen to move.
Cucurella was, however, 1 of Chelsea's astir accordant performers implicit the past 2 seasons and his departure volition trim the mean property of a squad already the youngest successful the Premier League.
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