Marc Cucurella ready for Chelsea debut after completing move from Brighton

Marc Cucurella will be available for Chelsea’s Premier League opener at Everton after the Blues completed his £60million signing from Brighton.

The 24-year-old defender has signed a six-year contract at Chelsea, with Brighton negotiating a club-record sale in the process.

Spaniard Cucurella adds further quality and depth to Chelsea’s options at wing-back as he follows previous summer recruits Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Carney Chukwuemeka into Stamford Bridge.

Levi Colwill has also made his season-long loan switch to Brighton in a deal separate from Cucurella’s Chelsea transfer, but that had to be completed for both transfers to be sealed.

Chelsea have stumped up a major fee for Cucurella where Manchester City baulked at the asking price earlier in the summer, with manager Thomas Tuchel delighted by the new addition.

Tuchel also revealed Cucurella’s arrival will help ease the pressure on England wing-back Ben Chilwell, who will need time to hit top form on the long recovery after knee surgery.

“He’s young, hungry, mobile and a very intelligent player,” said Tuchel of Cucurella.

“It helps in depth and in quality, and it helps with Ben, to escape the pressure of I have to deliver and we need you absolutely now.

“We have of course at the moment in this position Marcos Alonso, Kenedy and Emerson.

“But hopefully when things go through Marc is the option on this position.

It's a big opportunity for me to join one of the best clubs in the world- Marc Cucurella

“And I think he can play very well in the back three, so it’s a bit of a profile of Azpi (Azpilicueta) on the left side. He gives us many options.

“Especially for Ben, he’s very, very ambitious, he couldn’t wait to come back to team training.

“Ben looks better