{"id":288328,"date":"2023-08-30T08:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T08:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288328"},"modified":"2023-08-30T08:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T08:34:07","slug":"brighton-lauded-for-scamming-chelsea-as-blues-look-to-bin-62m-flop-cucurella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/brighton-lauded-for-scamming-chelsea-as-blues-look-to-bin-62m-flop-cucurella\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton lauded for ‘scamming’ Chelsea as Blues look to bin \u00a362m flop Cucurella"},"content":{"rendered":"
Brighton have been praised once again in the transfer market, this time for \u2018scamming\u2019 Chelsea out of \u00a362million for a flop the Blues are now desperate to offload.<\/p>\n
Chelsea signed Spain international full-back Marc Cucurella last summer after an impressive 12 months previously on the south coast. But after a miserable debut campaign at Stamford Bridge last season, Chelsea are ready to offload the flop to Manchester United.<\/p>\n
Erik ten Hag's Red Devils are desperate for a left-back after Luke Shaw was ruled out for an extended period and Tyrell Malacia remains sidelined.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been reported by various outlets that United are in talks with the Blues over a loan deal for Cucurella, and it\u2019s understood the only sticking point remains on both parties reaching an agreement on the fees involved after United submitted a proposal.<\/p>\n
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All the while, Brighton fans have been left laughing and others have once again lauded their incredible transfer business in the recent windows.<\/p>\n
One page posted on Twitter a clip of a man laughing whilst counting money, with the caption: \u201cBrighton hearing that Chelsea might loan Cucurella to Man United, a year after paying \u00a365m for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A second tweeted: \u201cHats off to Brighton, proper scam with Cucurella and Potter,\u201d with a third commenting: \u201cBrighton really did scam them with Cucurella huh?\u201d<\/p>\n
Cucurella joined the Seagulls for \u00a315m and played 38 times in all competitions, scoring his solitary goal for the club in the 4-0 rout at home against United.<\/p>\n
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But following his 33 games for the Blues last season and Chelsea not playing in any European competition, the one-capped Spaniard is now third in the pecking order behind Ben Chilwell and Ian Maatsen, previously playing fourth to Lewis Hall before he joined Newcastle United.<\/p>\n
Cucurella is amongst a number of names circulated with a move to Old Trafford alongside Tottenham outcast Sergio Reguilon and Barcelona\u2019s unregistered Marcos Alonso. But it now seems the former \u00a362m man is United\u2019s priority in the stricken position.<\/p>\n