{"id":628095,"date":"2023-09-01T02:41:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T06:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628095"},"modified":"2023-09-01T02:41:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T06:41:05","slug":"marc-cucurella-manchester-united-reguilon-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/marc-cucurella-manchester-united-reguilon-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Deal Off&#8217;: Man Utd Reach Agreement to Sign &#8216;Incredible&#8217; Defender but Deal for &#8216;Effective&#8217; Player Now Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Manchester United completed one deal on Thursday night, they also killed another. The Red Devils acquired Spanish left-back Sergio Reguilon on loan from Tottenham. That, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697330181948461174\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, is the conclusion of the pursuit made to sign Chelsea&#8217;s Marc Cucurella.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_polling_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Complete Sergio Reguilon Loan Signaling End of Marc Cucurella Pursuit<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sergio Reguil\u00f3n to Manchester United, here we go! Verbal agreement in place with Tottenham on loan deal \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Understand medical tests are taking place right now! \ud83e\ude7a<\/p>\n<p>There will be clause to break loan deal in January. Marc Cucurella deal, OFF. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IWjIucXcb2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IWjIucXcb2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697330181948461174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Italian&#8217;s Post<\/h3>\n<p>Romano reported on the Reguilon loan on Thursday night and confirmed United had a &#8220;verbal agreement&#8221; with Tottenham. Medical tests were being booked as of the post being made. There is a clause in the deal that could see the 26-year-old return to Ange Postecoglou in January, but one thing is certain, the Cucurella deal is &#8220;OFF.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <\/strong>DEADLINE DAY DESPERATION &#8211; What Manchester United and Erik ten Hag Need on Deadline Day<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEADLINE DAY DESPERATION - What Manchester United and Erik ten Hag Need on Deadline Day\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRomTX6ce8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Twenty-five-year-old Cucurella, also from Spain, had been rumoured to join United since the Luke Shaw injury that started the Red Devils&#8217; need for a left-back. A deal, however, never materialised, and now the defender who has been described as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2022\/aug\/19\/marc-cucurella-chelsea-eibar-teammates\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">effective<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;without ego&#8221;, might have to prepare for another campaign with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<h3>United Find Their Man, but Cucurella Left to Suffer<\/h3>\n<p>Sergio Reguilon is an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/players\/incredible-tottenham-fans-go-wild-19086713\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incredible<\/a>&#8221; player for Erik ten Hag to sign on such short notice. His time spent playing in La Liga and the Premier League has developed him into a capable footballer. The Spaniard also boasts the ability to score goals and once netted eight times during a loan away from Real Madrid. He will be happy to see the pitch with United, but a former national teammate misses out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/joao-palhinha-hojberg-spurs-bayern\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Fighting to Go\u2019: \u2018Invaluable\u2019 Tottenham Player Targeted by PL Club After Fulham Star Asked to Leave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cucurella, if he stays at Stamford Bridge, will not get as much playing time as he has had in recent seasons. Mauricio Pochettino does not appear to be utilising the former Brighton &amp; Hove Albion player in his new plan for Chelsea. If the Spaniard wants his name on a starting lineup this campaign, he will have to look for another move.<\/p>\n<p>Featured image: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.m.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Old_Trafford_(interior),_Manchester_United.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stacey MacNaught<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Manchester United completed one deal on Thursday night, they also killed another. The Red Devils acquired Spanish left-back Sergio Reguilon on loan from Tottenham. That, according to Fabrizio Romano, is the conclusion of the pursuit made to sign Chelsea&#8217;s Marc Cucurella. 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