Official: Real Madrid announce €60m defender as latest signing

Official: Real Madrid announce €60m defender as latest signing Real Madrid have been very busy in the last few weeks, and that has culminated in their latest summer signing. Ibrahima Konate and Denzel Dumfries are already confirmed to be joining Jose Mourinho’s squad, and they will now be joined by another defender. On Sunday, it was reported that Real Madrid were showing interest in Marc Cucurella, and within hours, they had wrapped up an agreement with both Chelsea and the Spain international defender . The 27-year-old, who had been wanted by Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, was convinced by Mourinho to make the move to the Bernabeu, which is now official. As per an official statement published at Monday lunchtime , Real Madrid have confirmed the arrival of Cucurella, noting that “an agreement for the transfer of the player, who will be linked to our club for the next six seasons, until June 30, 2032.” Cucurella will jet into the Spanish capital once his involvement at the 2026 World Cup is over, at which point he will sign his new contract and be presented alongside Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. For now, his focus is on Spain’s exploits at the tournament, which get underway on Monday when they take on Cape Verde. Real Madrid will pay €60m for Cucurella Image via Clive Rose/Getty Images Initially, it was reported that Real Madrid would pay a total package of €50m for Cucurella, but it has since been made known that Chelsea will receive €60m as part of the agreement (€55m fixed plus €5m add-ons). It means that €110m has been spent on left-backs in the last 12 months, after Alvaro Carreras joined from Benfica last summer in a deal worth €50m. Cucurella has all the makings to be a success at Real Madrid, and given the investment made for him, club bosses will certainly hope that he continues to prove himself as one of he best left-backs in world football.