Izuchukwu OkosiChelsea defender Marc Cucurella on Wednesday had his first introductory press conference where he was asked about a couple of questions regarding his signing and last Sunday’s match against Tottenham Hotspur.
Cucurella was subject of a transfer interest from Manchester City but the current champions baulked at the transfer fee demanded by Brighton and Hoves Albion.
The Spanish left back ended up signimg for Thomas Tuchel’s side for £62million.
Cucurella on his summer: “The summer was busy with a lot of rumours. When I stayed in Brighton I thought this summer was a good moment to move to a big club and Chelsea is a big club. I am happy to stay here in Chelsea.
When asked about the transfer fee which the Blues paid for him which Pep Guardiola’s City failed to meet, the player had this to say:
“I am happy. It is a lot of money and it is a lot of responsibility for me but I am very happy. Todd and Thomas had a lot of interest for me to come here.
Cucurella is able to play in any position on the left side of his team but reveals his favourite position.
“All the positions on the left side are good for me but I think my best position is left back in a back four,” he noted.
On the ill-tempered game on Sunday and the hair-pulling incident with Spurs’ Christian Romero which eluded referee Anthony Taylor, the left said:
Cucurella asked how is his hair: “Good, good! (my hair is good)”
“For me, yes. It is too clear. I think the video is very clear. This is one for the referee and the VAR. Sometimes referees make good decisions or not, this is not my problem.
Responding to a question on his feelings towards Cucurella Romero and if he will have his hair cut, Cucurella said: “I have no problem with him.
It’s just one action of the game but maybe it was important because it changed the final result. I will never get my haircut, this is my style.”
The former Getafe man is a free kick specialist and minced no words on whether he will score from his free kicks should he be handed the opportunities.
“There’s a lot of good players but if I get an opportunity to take a free kick, I will score it. 100%.” (said with a smile).
Finally on the interview, he was asked about his relationship with captain Cesar Azplicueta who is a fellow Spaniard.
Cucurella on Azpilicueta’s influence on him: “He helped with the houses, schools( for my kids) and settling in.”
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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