Real Madrid transfer news: Marc Cucurella explains Los Blancos move as Barcelona, Atletico Madrid are snubbed

Marc Cucurella has said that it was a straightforward determination for him to marque the determination to Real Madrid during this summer's transportation window.

Earlier this week, Real Madrid announced that they had signed Cucurella from Chelsea connected a six-year contract, with the woody costing Los Blancos successful the portion of £52m - £47.5m of which has been paid to the Premier League nine upfront.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are besides believed to person pushed for the Spain international's signature this summer.

Cucurella represented Barcelona betwixt 2012 and 2020, but helium lone made 1 first-team quality for the Catalan outfit, leaving for the involvement of his vocation owed to a deficiency of opportunities.

The Spain planetary has present explained wherefore helium chose Real Madrid implicit different funny clubs.

Barca bushed Real Madrid, Atletico to Cucurella deal

“I deliberation it each happened successful a time and a fractional oregon two. As acold arsenic I’m concerned, it was overmuch amended that mode – overmuch quicker, with nary headaches," Cucurella told El Mundo.

“At the extremity of the day, playing for Real Madrid is an honour and not galore players tin accidental that, truthful I had nary doubts whatsoever. 

“I deliberation some I and those astir maine – my household – were wide that this was an accidental we couldn’t crook down, and I’m precise blessed with the determination we’ve made.

“Life has antithetic stages. In this case, I’ve had to marque an important determination and I person nary doubts; I deliberation it’s a immense measurement for me. When you’re a child, you imagination of playing for the large clubs, and I deliberation Real Madrid is 1 of them.

Cucurella: 'Playing for Real Madrid is an honour"

“It’s the squad with the astir Champions League titles successful the satellite and I anticipation to triumph trophies with them and person a fantastic spell there."

Cucurella besides explained Jose Mourinho's relation successful the transfer.

“We had a chat and helium told maine helium was truly keen to enactment with me, that I’d settee successful precise well, and that Real Madrid was a large club. Then, that was it – helium wished maine each the champion for the World Cup and said we’d spot each different successful Madrid," said the defender.

“Did helium say, ‘It’s either you oregon I won’t motion immoderate left-back’? No, I don’t cognize if helium said that. He told maine helium wanted me, and that’s it – I’m precise pleased with this trust. I’m looking guardant to starting enactment with him."

Cucurella represented Chelsea connected 163 occasions successful each competitions, scoring 9 goals and registering 13 assists successful the process.