00:01Mark Cucurea had no intention of leaving Chelsea at season's end, but something changed for the Spanish international.
00:09If you asked me a few months ago, probably I said that I don't expect leaving Chelsea because I was
00:16very happy there.
00:17My family was very happy, but in life, in football, sometimes you need to change.
00:23And Cucurea got his wish, completing a surprise switch to Real Madrid, a move that came together in the blink
00:30of an eye.
00:31After four years at Stamford Bridge, winning the Conference League and the Club World Cup, the attacking left-back has
00:37got his wish for a fresh start.
00:40I'm very grateful to what Chelsea gave me, but I think the step that I go now to Real Madrid
00:49is better, is bigger.
00:53Los Blancos beat City rivals Atletico Madrid to Cucurea's signature, the first signing of Jose Mourinho's second spell as Real
01:01head coach.
01:03When a team like Real Madrid comes to you, encourages you, tells you they love you, I think it's very
01:09difficult to reject it.
01:11I had no doubt that it was the right step, and the one that my family and I wanted to
01:14take.
01:15I'm very happy with the decision I made.
01:20The 27-year-old is currently in the United States with the Spain squad, and will complete his €60 million
01:25move after the World Cup has finished.
01:28It was completed on the very first day of the transfer window, and Cucurea is looking forward to returning to
01:34Spain after five years in England.
01:38I can come back to my country, I play Real Madrid, it's one of the best clubs in the world,
01:42and I think it's a step that I need to do, a decision that is not easy, but I think
01:49it was the right decision for me and for my family.
01:51Marc Cucurea was seemingly happy at Chelsea last season. He was under contract until 2029 and playing regular football for
02:00the Blues.
02:02But something changed for the Spanish international, leading to a summer transfer that was concluded in rapid time.
02:09It took just 48 hours for Cucurea to swap Chelsea for Real Madrid, signing a six-year contract and getting
02:16his wish for a fresh start.
02:18He would've delivered me liksom a couple, however.
02:18Yeah, every single, that's true, that's true.
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