The Spain international's reasoning could be taken as a subtle dig at his former employers, Chelsea, as Marc Cucurella spoke for the first time since completing his move to Real Madrid
Thomas Tuchel was mightily impressed with Reece James' performance for England at the AT&T Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Chelsea sporting leadership team are in a race against time to get everything in place, ready for the arrival of Xabi Alonso.
Real Madrid offered Marc Cucurella an 'opportunity' that he and his family 'couldn't refuse'.
Xabi Alonso is facing a number of big decisions regarding his Chelsea squad
Michael Olise shone for France during their World Cup victory over Senegal on Tuesday evening and football.london takes a look at the road that led him there
Xabi Alonso faces a host of critical decisions to make when he officially becomes Chelsea manager next month before he gets his debut season underway in August
Argentina got their World Cup defence off to a flying start in the early hours of Wednesday morning with Lionel Messi predictably stealing the show
Marcus Rashford is being strongly linked with a move away from Manchester United this summer and our Chelsea panel discuss and debate whether the Blues should make a move for the England attacker
Incoming Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso faces a lot of tough decisions this summer, not only off the pitch but also what he wants from his new team on the field
A late change to the England squad has been made with a Chelsea star benefitting from a withdrawal just over 24 hours before the Three Lions' clash with Croatia
Chelsea are looking to sign a central defender in the summer transfer window with Xabi Alonso and the club considering numerous options
On the very first day of the 2026 summer transfer window, Marc Cucurella completed a £51.7million move from Chelsea to Real Madrid
Marc Cucurella officially completed his move from Chelsea to Real Madrid on Monday morning and that has left new manager Xabi Alonso light in the left-back department
Xabi Alonso doesn't start officially working at Chelsea until July 1, but the Spaniard has already lost one of his players ahead of a busy summer at Stamford Bridge
The latest on Chelsea's transfer plans following Marc Cucurella's departure this summer with the Spain international joining Real Madrid on a six-year contract
Thiago Silva has made his thoughts on one recent Chelsea transfer decision abundantly clear with a post he made on social media during the World Cup
Marc Cucurella completed a £51.7million move to Real Madrid on Monday morning with Chelsea striking an agreement with Los Blancos over the course of the weekend
The summer transfer window is now open and it is set to be a really busy period for Chelsea with new manager Xabi Alonso hoping to build a competitive squad in the coming months
Donald Trump has been given the green light to join the FIFA World Cup trophy lift, potentially repeating his controversial moment with Chelsea's Reece James at last summer's Club World Cup
Marc Cucurella has officially departed Chelsea with the Spain international ending his almost four-year stay at Stamford Bridge to join Real Madrid this summer
Chelsea have agreed a deal with Real Madrid, who will sign Marc Cucurella this summer, but Xabi Alonso has been told he's making a mistake in letting the full-back leave
Marc Cucurella is set to depart Chelsea for a £51.7million move to Real Madrid this summer
It promises to be a busy summer at Chelsea and Xabi Alonso has been told to sign a 'top class' Premier League star
Chelsea have wasted no time in preparing for the new season, wrapping up plenty of deals ahead of Xabi Alonso's arrival at the start of next month.