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Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella could put an end to his Chelsea misery by sealing a January loan to Real Madrid – where he would link up with Kepa Arrizabalaga once again. The goalkeeper made a late move to the La Liga giants after injury to Thibaut Courtois and now Cucurella is reportedly keen on joining him.
The Sun have claimed that Cucurella is targeting a January exit to Real Madrid, after failing to play a single Premier League minute since Mauricio Pochettino’s arrival at Stamford Bridge. He has fallen behind Levi Colwill, Ben Chilwell and Ian Maatsen in the pecking order, with his only appearance so far this campaign coming in the Carabao Cup win over Wimbledon.
He could be recalled for the next round of the competition on Wednesday evening against Brighton, his former club, after starring for the Seagulls before completing a £62million move to Chelsea. However, he failed to replicate that form for the Blues and his struggles saw the club consider loaning him to Manchester United late in the summer window.
That move collapsed at the Red Devils’ signed Tottenham’s Sergio Reguilon instead to cover for Luke Shaw’s injury, but Cucurella continues to weigh up his options and he would be keen to move back to Spain – despite being happy in London, even after his house was burgled last season.
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Madrid are said to be quietly monitoring his situation with the potential view of signing him on loan as cover for the second half of the season, as youngster Fran Garcia has stepped up and midfielder Eduardo Camavinga often played in the backline last season.
Cucurella would be reunited with compatriot and former Chelsea team-mate Kepa, who is currently on loan at Madrid after a long-term injury to Courtois. The goalkeeper has played every game since he came in, including the recent 3-1 defeat to local rivals Atletico Madrid – which also saw former Blues striker Alvaro Morata score twice.
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Kepa has already made his desire to make his move permanent, however, but whether he will be joined at the club by Cucurella in January remains to be seen. “Let’s hope so,” Kepa said at his Madrid unveiling, when asked if he’d like to see his season-long loan become permanent.
“Today is the first day. I’m here on loan. But we have time and we’ll see. Let’s hope with my effort, and my performance above all, I can make that happen.”
Chelsea’s stance on letting Cucurella leave in January remains unknown, but as he appears out of Pochettino’s plans and the Blues were prepared to let him leave in the summer, he could well find himself back working alongside Kepa.
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