Chelsea have agreed a £52million deal with Real Madrid for the sale of Marc Cucurella.

The La Liga giants have swooped for the 27-year-old left back after interest from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Real’s new manager, Jose Mourinho, is said to have been key to them not only suddenly entering the race but rapidly winning it with the package agreed.

Cucurella is set to cost €55m (£47.4m) up front, with a further €5m (£4.3m) in achievable add-ons. It remains only an agreement at this stage, with the paperwork still to be finalised.

The timing is surprisingly, however, after the Spain international repeatedly several times in media interviews over the last week that he did not want to be distracted by club news while away with his country at the World Cup.

He also added that he had spoken with Chelsea’s new manager Xabi Alonso, and had taken a great deal of confidence from that conversation.

Marc Cucurella is set to join Real Madrid from Chelsea following this summer’s World Cup

Enzo Fernandez, left, liked a post confirming news of Cucurella’s move to the Spanish giants

However, Cucurella had spoken up over the last season on decisions made at Chelsea which he did not agree with, such as the New Year’s Day departure of head coach, Enzo Maresca.

That sparked speculation that he had grown disillusioned with life at Stamford Bridge. Cucurella avoided being punished for speaking up, unlike Enzo Fernandez, who spent time flirting with the idea of living in Madrid and received an internal two-match suspension.

A social media post confirming that Real Madrid had agreed a deal for Cucurella was liked by Fernandez.

Cucurella was signed by Chelsea from Brighton in 2022 in a deal worth up to £63m.

Daily Mail Sport previously reported how the full back was among those in line to leave the club this summer, after they missed out on European football for next term under Alonso.

He is set to depart with three years remaining on his contract at Stamford Bridge.