Chelsea ‘offer teenager Levi Colwill in player plus cash transfer for Brighton’s Marc Cucurella to try to meet £50m fee’

CHELSEA are reportedly considering making a swoop for Brighton star Marc Cucurella.

And the Blues are willing to include young defender Levi Colwill in a player-plush-cash deal.

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Manchester City have been heavily linked with the Spaniard but are claimed to have given up on their chase after Brighton stuck to their guns and demanded £50million.

Now Chelsea have enquired about signing the left-back.

The Blues are claimed to be in discussions with the south coast side about including 19-year-old Colwill as part of the deal, according to the Evening Standard.

Colwill has been linked with an exit this summer and is valued at around £20m after impressing on loan at Huddersfield last year.

Boss Thomas Tuchel is claimed to have asked Todd Boehly to handle negotiations with Brighton.

The German has been a fan of Cucurella ever since his spell with Getafe from 2019-2021.

Chelsea are thought to be keen on strengthening at left-back with Marcos Alonso continuously linked with Barcelona.

The slow progress in talks between Brighton and Manchester City has opened the door for Chelsea to make their move.

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Talks between the Blues and the Seagulls are thought to be taking place today.

Although Cucurella himself is claimed to have his heart set on a switch to the Etihad.

The 26-year-old has made it clear he wants to leave the Seagulls by handing in a transfer request.

Cucurella sat out Saturday’s 5-1 friendly win against Espanyol at the Amex.

But with his move to City hanging by a thread the Blues have seemingly grabbed their chance to swoop.

Chelsea have already signed Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly this summer for a combined total of just under £85m.

Although boss Tuchel admitted his side are “not ready” for the new season – meaning more signings are necessary.

Cucurella remains keen to play under Pep Guardiola but City will have to up their offer if they want to sign the ex-Barcelona man.

It’s believed City tabled a bid in the region of £35m for Cucurella.

That was swiftly rejected, and City are now claimed to be looking at alternative targets.

One of those reportedly being Borussia Dortmund left-back Raphael Guerreiro.