Man United remain in talks with Chelsea over a loan deal for Marc Cucurella – with personal terms agreed… but the Blues want a £5m loan fee after forking out £62m on the left back last summer
- Manchester United launched a £2.5m loan bid to Chelsea for Marc Cucurella
- The Red Devils need a left-back with injuries to Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia
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Manchester United remains in talks with Chelsea over a loan move for left-back Marc Cucurella.
The Red Devils have agreed personal terms with the Spaniard, who has fallen out of favour at Stamford Bridge since his £62million move from Brighton last summer.
Cucurella became a key target for Manchester United after their first-choice left-back Luke Shaw picked up a long-term muscular injury in training.
In the absence of both Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, who is also out through injury, Alvaro Fernandez, 20, is now Manchester United’s only recognised left-back option at the club.
Portuguese right-back Diogo Dalot starred on the left flank against Nottingham Forest last weekend, which saw United come from two goals behind to win 3-2 at Old Trafford.
Manchester United remains in talks with Chelsea over a loan move for left-back Marc Cucurella
Erik ten Hag’s side approached Chelsea with a £2.5m loan fee – but the Blues are after £5m
Mail Sport reported on Wednesday that the Red Devils had offered Chelsea a £2.5m loan fee for Cucurella, who has yet to feature in a Premier League starting line-up under new boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Chelsea are in the process of negotiating with United over the loan fee, which they believe should be in the region of £5m.
Meanwhile, Erik ten Hag is hoping to add Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat to his squad before the transfer deadline.
Having been hit with a £256,000 fine for breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules back in July, United are keen to land both Cucurella and Amrabat on loan rather than on expensive permanent deals.
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Cucurella has fallen down the pecking order at Chelsea after his £62m move from Brighton
First-choice left-back Luke Shaw is set for an extended period on the sidelines with an injury
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