Chelsea Star Cucurella Confesses To Doubts About Joining Barcelona

BusinessSportsMoneyChelsea Star Cucurella Confesses To Doubts About Joining BarcelonaByTom Sanderson,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019.Follow AuthorJun 04, 2026, 04:52am EDTChelsea star Marc Cucurella has admitted to doubts about initially joining FC Barcelona as a youngster, at a time he's being linked with a return to the Spotify Camp Nou.Getty ImagesChelsea star Marc Cucurella has admitted to doubts about initially joining FC Barcelona as a youngster, at a time he's being linked with a return to the Spotify Camp Nou.Cucurella is a La Masia product that progressed to the B team but didn’t make a single first team appearance. After passages through Eibar and Getafe, he found his feet at Brighton where he was then bought from Chelsea for an initial $75.2 million (£56 million) sum that could rise to $84 million (£63 million).Now regarded as one of the world’s best left backs and a solidified Spain regular that won the Euros with La Roja, Cucurella has recently flirted with a possible return to Catalonia by admitting a proposal from the Blaugrana would be “difficult to refuse”.As he revealed on an official podcast put together by the Spanish Football Federation called “The Star that Unites Us”, however, Cucurella admitted to doubts about joining Barça the first time as a rising youth talent.Cucurella switched from Espanyol to FC Barcelona“I had doubts about going to Barça. I was comfortable at Espanyol, I’d been there for many years, and I don’t really like the idea of ​​change,” explained Cucurella, who was with the Pericos for six seasons. MORE FOR YOU“My family have always been Culers, and I used to go to the stadium with my grandfather, but I left behind many friends at Espanyol. I felt bad about leaving, even though it was an important step for my future,” Cucrella added.Cucurella also recalled a night out that he’s already told the stor...