Chelsea have trolled Brighton with a weird affirmation of their £63m transfer for Marc Cucurella, showing to mock the Seagulls’ assertion on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old defender, who can function as a left-back or centre-back, had strongly been linked to Manchester Metropolis following Oleksandr Zinchenko’s swap to Arsenal, however they pulled out as they weren't keen to fulfill his asking value.
It was extensively reported on Wednesday night that Chelsea had agreed a price round £52m for Cucurella however Brighton denied these rumours earlier than the Blues confirmed the information on Friday with their very own assertion.
‘Following experiences from quite a few media shops this week, we are able to affirm an settlement has been reached with Brighton and Hove Albion for the signing of Marc Cucurella,’ Chelsea posted on Twitter.
It seems to be a dig at Brighton, who stated on Wednesday: ‘Opposite to inaccurate experiences from quite a few media shops this night, no settlement has been reached with any membership to promote Marc Cucurella.’
Each tweets had the identical wording in capital letters on the high, studying: ‘CLUB STATEMENT: MARC CUCURELLA.’
Brighton launched a brand new assertion on Friday, posting: ‘Marc Cucurella has accomplished a transfer to Chelsea, in a deal which is able to see the membership obtain its report switch price.’
On signing for Chelsea, Cucurella stated: ‘I’m actually completely satisfied. It’s an enormous alternative for me to hitch the most effective golf equipment on this planet and I’m going to work laborious to be completely satisfied right here and assist the crew.’
Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly added: ‘Marc is an elite defender of confirmed Premier League high quality and he additional strengthens our squad going into the brand new season.
‘We proceed to work on and off the pitch, and we’re delighted Marc will probably be part of the current and future at Chelsea.’
In the meantime, Chelsea centre-back Levi Colwill has joined Brighton on a season-long mortgage.
The 19-year-old spent final season on mortgage at Huddersfield City within the Championship and had been linked with varied Premier League golf equipment this summer season.
‘Levi has monumental potential and has already proven his capacity final season,’ Brighton boss Graham Potter stated. ‘I'm actually wanting ahead to working with him.’
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