Chelsea closing in on a £50m deal for Brighton defender Marc Cucurella

Chelsea are closing on a £50million-plus deal for Marc Cucurella after further talks with Brighton on Tuesday night.

The 24-year-old has already agreed to join the Stamford Bridge club and is awaiting the go-ahead once the finer details of the fee and payment are passed by Brighton's owners.

Cucurella had handed in a transfer request last week after seeing Manchester City thwarted in their attempts to sign him for under £40m.

It had been considered that the former Barcelona academy graduate only wanted to join up with Pep Guardiola but he has been convinced of Chelsea's project under Thomas Tuchel and new owner Todd Boehly.

For their part, Brighton are discussing a separate deal for Chelsea centre-back Levi Colwill, 19, who impressed on loan at Huddersfield last season and have expressed an interest in RB Leipzig's former Manchester City full-back Angelino.

Chelsea have had a chaotic couple of weeks striving to strengthen Tuchel's defensive options but the addition of Cucurella, Brighton's Player of the Year last season, will be a major coup.

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