Real Madrid have reached a verbal agreement to sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea in a package worth up to \u20ac60m (\u00a352m).<\/p>\n
The Spain left-back, who is preparing to face Cape Verde in the World Cup, threw his future into doubt<\/a> when he criticised the Chelsea hierarchy during the March international break. Cucurella said the team paid for \u201cinexperience\u201d when thrashed by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, and he raised misgivings over Enzo Maresca\u2019s departure as head coach.<\/p>\n A return to Spain has been on the cards and Cucurella has agreed to move on after four years at Stamford Bridge. Madrid have agreed to pay an initial \u20ac55m plus \u20ac5m in add-ons for the 27-year-old, who will complete the deal after this summer\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n Chelsea will regard this as the right time to cash in on Cucurella, who overcame a difficult start after joining from Brighton for \u00a362m.<\/p>\n They felt his level dipped after Christmas and were encouraged by the form of Cucurella\u2019s deputy, the 20-year-old Netherlands left-back Jorrel Hato.<\/p>\n Madrid, who are revamping their squad after two trophyless years, are moving quickly after appointing Jos\u00e9 Mourinho<\/a> as their manager and have bolstered their defence with moves for the Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries and the former Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konat\u00e9. They have also agreed to sign the former Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva on a free transfer.<\/p>\n It remains to be seen whether Madrid look to do further business with Chelsea by attempting to sign Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez. The Argentina midfielder joined Cucurella in speaking out against the hierarchy towards the end of the season.<\/p>\n