{"id":615413,"date":"2022-07-30T00:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T04:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615413"},"modified":"2022-07-30T00:54:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T04:54:14","slug":"marc-cucurella-hands-in-transfer-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/30\/marc-cucurella-hands-in-transfer-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Cucurella to Force Manchester City Move With Transfer Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion left-back Marc Cucurella has handed in a transfer request following interest from reigning Premier League champions <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/15\/manchester-city-winger-riyad-mahrez-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a>, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1552958360600952832\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Marc Cucurella has just handed in a transfer request at Brighton. No agreement between Manchester City and Brighton on the price, negotiations are difficult but still ongoing. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCFC<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Final decision on clubs side expected soon as there&#39;s still a big gap in valuations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0pxYdC6zJc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0pxYdC6zJc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1552958360600952832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 24-year-old has been on manager Pep Guardiola\u2019s transfer list since the departure of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/20\/oleksandr-zinchenko-arsenal-pep-guardiola\/\" target=\"_self\">Oleksandr Zinchenko<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/04\/arsenal-confirm-gabriel-jesus-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a>. The ongoing issue in the talks between clubs is the fee, as Graham Potter\u2019s side have added a hefty price tag to their man. He played 35 matches across the league last season, netting one goal and contributing one assist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/marc-cucurella-pushes-manchester-city-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Spanish Defender Pushes for Manchester City Move<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Marc Cucurella Makes His Stance Clear Amid Negotiations<\/h2>\n<h3>The U21 International Is Pushing for a City Move<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romano confirmed: \u201cMarc Cucurella has just handed in a transfer request at Brighton.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cNo agreement between Manchester City and Brighton on the price, negotiations are difficult but still ongoing. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final decision on clubs&#8217; side expected soon as there\u2019s still a big gap in valuations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/18\/manchester-city-target-marc-cucurella\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Could Target Brighton &amp; Hove Albion Defender Marc Cucurella With \u00a330 Million Bid<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The news came after there was speculation of City \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3458637\/2022\/07\/28\/manchester-city-transfer-news-cucurella\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">walking away<\/a>\u201d from a deal. After having a \u00a3 30 million bid rejected, Brighton insisted they would not accept any offer below \u00a3 50 million &#8211; around \u00a3 10 million above City\u2019s valuation of the defender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cucurella has been pushing for the move throughout the transfer window, with Manchester set as his ideal destination. The transfer is also Guardiola\u2019s priority this summer; Joao Cancelo is able to cover the left-back position for the upcoming season, however, an injury or suspension would leave City scrambling for cover for the left side of their backline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marc Cucurella deal. There\u2019s still no agreement between Man City and Brighton, as things stand. Cucurella has confirmed to Brighton staff again this week &amp; today that he only wants City move. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cucurella\u2019s agents are in Brighton to negotiate. Talks will continue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WpFj4jmnpv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WpFj4jmnpv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1552749880824807425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Perfect Fit:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a La Masia graduate, the Spaniard is already trained similar to Guardiola\u2019s standards and expectations. He would be the perfect fit for this relentless City team, and even more so why the owners are willing to wait and meet Brighton\u2019s demands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/15\/manchester-city-chelsea-nathan-ake\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Defender to Stay at Club Despite Chelsea Interest\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cucurella has now made his position clear on his expectations from his club by handing in a transfer request. The star is adamant about a move over the coming weeks and will expect the Seagulls to reach an agreement as quickly as possible, with the forthcoming Premier League campaign kicking off on Friday, August 5.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion left-back Marc Cucurella has handed in a transfer request following interest from reigning Premier League champions Manchester City, as per Fabrizio Romano.\u00a0 Marc Cucurella has just handed in a transfer request at Brighton. No agreement between Manchester City and Brighton on the price, negotiations are difficult but still ongoing. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 #MCFC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4249,"featured_media":615435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,1265,30,3],"tags":[7483,6610,3813],"class_list":["post-615413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-city","category-brighton-and-hove-albion","category-news","category-premier-league","tag-manchester-city-transfer-rumours","tag-manchester-city-transfers","tag-marc-cucurella"],"modified_by":"Dylan Guest, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}