Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of defender Marc Cucurella from Chelsea on a six-year deal.
The fee is £47.5m plus £4.3m in add-ons, with the potential to rise to £51.8m in total.
Chelsea signed Cucurella from Brighton four years ago for £63m. The 27-year-old made 163 appearances for the club, winning the Conference League and Club World Cup.
Multiple clubs were interested in signing him but the former Barcelona full-back wanted to sign for Real Madrid. He had been linked with a return to Barca, as well as Atletico Madrid and Manchester City.
Cucurella is currently at the World Cup with Spain, who play their first Group H match against Cape Verde on Monday.
Cucurella made public comments criticising Chelsea’s transfer policy and the decision to let Enzo Maresca leave at the start of the year.
