Marc Cucurella maintains he has no ambitions to leave Chelsea during the summer transfer window.
After a difficult second season at Chelsea, the 25-year-old has emerged as Spain’s surprise star at Euro 2024, with La Roja preparing to face France in the semi-finals on Tuesday evening.
Cucurella has been linked with a return to La Liga, while rumors suggest that Chelsea, who paid £60 million to purchase him from Brighton in August 2022, is willing to trade the defender.
However, the 25-year-old is sure that he has no plans to leave Chelsea when Spain’s Euro 2024 campaign finishes.
Asked about a potential return to La Liga, Cucurella said: ‘When you go abroad it is difficult, people see Spanish football, the club they have supported since they were little, and they lose track of you a little.
‘What we are doing is very nice, there are a lot of people enjoying it and if it goes well we have a couple of games left to finish with a great championship.
‘Playing in La Liga is nice, it’s my home and I would stop speaking English for a while!
‘Seriously, I’m very happy in England. It’s a very good experience for my family. London is a great city to be in for a few years and today I’m not thinking about any change because my family is very happy.’
EURO 2024 FIXTURES
SEMI-FINALS
Spain vs France (July 9, 8pm)
Netherlands vs England (July 10, 8pm)
FINAL
Spain or France vs Netherlands or England (July 14, 8pm)
Cucurella also insisted he was happy to fill in for Dani Carvajal at right-back in the semi-final tie against France as the Real Madrid defender is serving a one-game suspension.
‘I’ve had to try a bit of everything in my career and that has helped me a lot to know how to counteract, because I’ve also played further forward,’ Cucurella said.
‘My position is left back. At Chelsea, due to circumstances, I had to play on the right. But wherever I play, I will try to do my best because the important thing is to win.
‘We are a group of players that give everything for our teammates and that’s one of the secrets. I think we have created a great group.
‘We have a mix of veterans and very young players and that makes it all very enjoyable, the key is to be like a family. We may not have superstars, but as a team we are good, we are doing well and I hope we keep that way.’