Marc Cucurella may have convinced Chelsea staff he should stay despite how close Man U transfer was | OneFootball

Marc Cucurella looked to be in a very tricky situation not long ago.

Levi Colwill was playing at left back, Ben Chilwell was sitting on the bench as a ready made, experienced replacement, and then Ian Maatsen was the young talent who Mauricio Pochettino had already favoured, looking ready to be third choice. Cucurella barely got a sniff for the first couple of months of the season.

But injury to Chilwell and Reece James then then Axel Disasi, plus suspension to Malo Gusto, has created chances for Cucurella of late, and he’s taken them.

In his column on Caughtoffside, Fabrizio Romano had interesting things to say about the Spaniard’s progress:

“Marc Cucurella has been praised by Mauricio Pochettino after his improved form for Chelsea, so what could this mean for his future?” Romano wrote.

“As I explained recently, the feeling was that Cucurella could be one who would be allowed to leave Chelsea in January if he continued to find himself out of the team. He’s now playing and is doing really well, even against Bukayo Saka in the game against Arsenal at the weekend, so it will be interesting to see if Pochettino now decides to keep faith in the player.

“I can’t confirm yet what will happen, but I know that Cucurella has been super professional again since the Manchester United deal collapsed. He’s not complaining, just fighting for his place and now doing great. Pochettino and his staff are very happy with his mentality.

“There are no discussions about January now, Cucurella is only focused on Chelsea as they’re very happy with him.”

There’s nothing better than a redemption story, and like a couple of other players who almost left on deadline day, Cucurella is proving his worth rather than sulking. At the very least, we’ll get a great price for him if we do now sell.