Brighton and Hove Albion have moved to deny reports that Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City target Marc Cucurella, labelling them as 'inaccurate'.
City have targeted Cucurella throughout the summer and looked to make a move for the Spaniard after selling Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal. However, the Blues were unwilling to raise their valuation of the player from £30million while Brighton, who are under no pressure to sell, have refused to lower their £50million asking price.
The standoff opened the door for Chelsea to swoop in and sign the left-back, with various media outlets reporting on Wednesday evening that Thomas Tuchel's side had reached an agreement with the Seagulls to buy Cucurella for £52.5million. However, the club have released a statement on their official Twitter account to deny the speculation.
