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  "path": "/2026/06/14/real-madrid-stance-signing-riccardo-calafiori-agreeing-deal-chelsea-star-28774633/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-14T17:39:29.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Riccardo Calafiori had been the subject of transfer interest from Real Madrid (Picture: Getty)\n\nReal Madrid met with the agents of Riccardo Calafiori before moving swiftly to agree a deal to sign Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella.\n\nChelsea have permitted the Spain international to join Jose Mourinho’s Real revolution in a deal worth up to £51.8million.\n\nCucurella is currently in the United States with Spain for the World Cup and expected to feature in Monday’s opener with Cape Verde, but looks unlikely to return to west London at the conclusion of the tournament.\n\nLeft-back Cucurella signed for Chelsea in 2022 from Brighton and flourished under Enzo Maresca, but spoke out against the Premier League club in March, blaming their recent struggles on the Italian’s departure and criticising the policy of signing young players.\n\n##  It's finally here\n\nGet everything you need to know about the World Cup – England updates, the games to watch and stories you missed – in five minutes, at 1pm, every day. Sign up here.\n\nCatalunya-born Cucurella started his career at Real’s bitter rivals Barcelona, but made only one appearance for the club in the Copa del Rey before a spell at Getafe transformed his career.\n\nTwo years at Getafe alerted Brighton to the services of the attacking full-back and Cucurella was snapped up by Chelsea after only one season in the Premier League.\n\nCucurella moved to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth a reported £60m and has made 163 appearances.\n\nReal Madrid are set to sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea (Picture: Getty)\n\nThe 27-year-old becomes the latest player to move to the Bernabeu in an early summer window transfer blitz that has seen deals for Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries and Bernardo Silva concluded.\n\nReal, according to Fabrizio Romano, also made contact with Calafiori’s representatives but will not make an offer for the Arsenal star, despite having initially wanted to sign a player capable of operating at left-back, as well as centre-half.\n\nCalafiori joined the Premier League champions from Bologna two years ago after impressing with Italy at the European Championships.\n\nThe 24-year-old has established himself as a firm favourite of Mikel Arteta’s but injuries have regularly undermined his progress at the Premier League champions.\n\nJosko Gvardiol had also been linked with a move to Manchester City (Picture: Getty)\n\nIndeed, it was those fitness concerns that prompted Arsenal to sign Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen last summer and that duo largely shared left-back duties last term.\n\nReal, meanwhile, also expressed interest in signing Manchester City’s Josko Gvardiol who missed much of last season through injury.\n\nThe Croatia international, who is due to feature against England next week, is set to sign a new contract at City and commit his long-term future to the FA Cup and Carabao Cup holders.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Real Madrid stance on signing Riccardo Calafiori after agreeing deal for Chelsea star"
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