Premier League quality and a dressing room “Joker” – the £63million bargain Manchester United could be getting

United are in talks with Chelsea over a loan deal for Marc Cucurella as transfer deadline day nears.

It was Marc Cucurella who cried, but surely many Manchester United fans would like to cry. The Spaniard has just pounced on Brighton in a bid to double their lead over the Reds at the Amex Stadium in 2022.

The Seagulls won 4-0 on an afternoon when United under Ralf Rangnick trailed behind and Erik ten Hag was waiting in the wings to take the lead The summer was miserable.

Brighton enjoyed their win to the fullest and Cucurella fired a brilliant shot into the top corner just after the break.

He was one of the star players of his time, playing at left centre-back but showing an intention to advance in attack whenever possible.

The goal remains the 25-year-old’s only goal in English football and is the culmination of a brilliant season at Brighton which led Chelsea to spend over £60million to bring him to Stamford Bridge. Pep Guardiola and Manchester City were also interested but declined the award.

However, there was a reason he asked for such a transfer and if the Reds could get him for a fraction of the price it would have been a steal.

Things did not go according to plan for the defender at Stamford Bridge and new manager Mauricio Pochettino felt he was overwhelmed after a difficult first season playing under multiple managers for a weak side.

However, his debut season in the Premier League, in which he was among the top six players in defensive tackles and steals, showed his skills and why United see him as a solution to the left-back crisis.

The Reds are working on a loan deal for a Barcelona academy graduate who can play as both full-back and full-back, while also offering contemporary skills as a reversed full-back in midfield.

Cucurella will be looking to rekindle a career that includes an appearance at Barcelona, ​​Olympic silver with Spain and plenty of awards at Brighton.

According to his own statement, he is the joker in the dressing room – “In all my clubs I like the jokes, the funny moments”; with a personality that matches her hairstyle, which isn’t going to happen anytime soon.”Never. It’s my style,” he said last year.

His style of play saw him break through at Barcelona despite only capturing one cap for the senior team. However, he has trained with the best in the business like Lionel Messi and Neymar, honing his skills against some of the greatest attacking talents of his generation and others.

Was loaned to Eibar and Getafe for a first-team opportunity before making a permanent move to the latter, where he got a chance in the Premier League from Brighton.

His upbringing at Barcelona gave him a good command of possession and his time at Amex showed him his ability to learn and adapt.

When he came to this shore with his young family and felt emotional joy after scoring against the Reds, he didn’t speak English but is now familiar with the language and fast pace of the Premier Football League.

A move to a third club in as many seasons was certainly not part of his plans, but a move to Old Trafford offers a win-win scenario for club and player. His year at the ‘big club’ The atmosphere at Chelsea will help even if things don’t go to plan.

“I’ve really enjoyed it but of course it’s difficult,” he said of the shift in playing for the Blues as oppose to Brighton. “You have more pressure and you need to win every day. At Brighton it’s different because you don’t have the same pressures and it’s not a big, big club so that has been the one big change for me. But it’s just amazing for me to be at such a big club.”

Few clubs come bigger than United and the defender will hope his move can revive his career and help kickstart the Reds’ season. If he is a success, the tears of joy might just come again.