Chelsea Battle Man City For Brighton Fullback Marc Cucurella

The Sun says Chelsea must pay at least £45million to win the race for Cucurella.

And they will also have to see off Manchester City and Tottenham to land the Spanish left-back.

Blues boss Thomas Tuchel, buoyed by the news that Todd Boehly's £4.25billion takeover of the club has cleared its final hurdle, is plotting a major overhaul of his defence.

Cucurella fits the bill after a standout first season in England following a £15.4million transfer from Spanish outfit Getafe. Tuchel is braced to lose left-back Marcos Alonso, who is keen to return to Spain.

Chelsea's other player to fill that slot is Ben Chilwell and he only returned to action last weekend following a major knee injury.

Source: Tribalfootball