Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Chelsea are on the verge of finishing a deal for Brighton defender Marc Cucurella and is hoping to register him in time to play this weekend.
The Blues have lastly agreed a price price as a lot as £63million – with £56m being paid up entrance – and the Spaniard has already accomplished a medical, with the ultimate paperwork needing to be signed off earlier than noon to ensure that him to be concerned on Saturday towards Everton.
Though often guarded when speaking about transfers, Tuchel says the deal is just about executed – with Levi Colwill set to go the opposite manner on mortgage – and is eager for him to be a part of the squad this weekend.
Talking at his pre-match press convention on Friday, the German coach defined: ‘Effectively it’s not executed but, however I don’t wish to inform you that I don’t know something about it in fact.
‘The paperwork is in course of and hopefully we will get it completed earlier than midday and that Marc is our participant.
‘Marc is a unbelievable participant, a younger participant, he’s hungry, cell and really clever. He can play in a number of positions in our system and that’s why we hope the switch goes by.
‘After which if it goes by it opens up some choices, like for Levi Colwill to perhaps discover some extra sport time elsewhere.’
Talking in regards to the highly-rated Colwill’s looming exit, Tuchel defined: ‘It’s a bit exhausting to guage him, he got here again, there was not a whole lot of sport time in pre-season to provide to him due to a little bit damage he caught in coaching.
‘So the state of affairs is the state of affairs, for the second it is extremely particular person all the time. If there's a chance for him to have a great mortgage or a state of affairs the place he can develop and enhance, then we're open for any talks and any options.’
Cucurella is anticipated to offer cowl and competitors for Ben Chilwell at left wing-back, although the previous Getafe man additionally performed on the left facet of a again three on the backend of Brighton’s marketing campaign final season.
That could be a place Tuchel additionally envisages utilizing Cucurella in, likening the defender to versatile compatriot – and Chelsea captain – Cesar Azpilicueta.
He added: ‘Hopefully when issues undergo, Marc is the choice [at left wing-back] however I believe he can play very properly within the again three. So he’s a bit just like the profile of Azpilicueta, however with a left foot, and he offers us many choices.’
Chelsea are nonetheless believed to be taken with bringing in one other defender earlier than the window closes and have been pursuing Leicester Metropolis’s Wesley Fofana.
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