Marc Cucurella He is experiencing one of the most important moments of his career. Concentrated with Spanish team in the middle of the World Cup and become one of the names on the market, the full-back recognizes, for the first time as a Real Madrid player, The World, that his signing was resolved at an unexpected speed. “In a day and a half or two everything was done“He explains about an operation that barely gave him room to assimilate the change. “For me much better, much faster, without headaches.”
The defender assures that it was on Sunday when he received confirmation that his future would be linked to the white club. From that moment on, with the last procedures pending, he was able to focus exclusively on the World Cup: “Everything was already done. I was already thinking about the game there and had nothing to worry about.”
Real Madrid has a mystique… I don’t know how to say it, it’s unpredictable
Despite having other alternatives on the table, Cucurella had no doubts when Real Madrid appeared. “There were different options, but when the one from Madrid arrived I didn’t think about it. “I think it’s a unique opportunity.”. The Spanish international admits that both he and his family understood from the first moment that this was an undeniable opportunity: ““Playing for Real Madrid is an honor and not many players can say that.”
The signing of Cucurella is a success for Real Madrid
One of the most important episodes of the process was his conversation with Jose Mourinho, the coach who promoted his arrival at the Bernabéu. The Portuguese gave him confidence and the certainty that he fits perfectly into the project. ““He told me that he really wanted to work with me, that I was going to adapt very well and that Madrid was a great club,” he says. A support that the full-back is especially grateful for: “I am very happy for this trust. I am looking forward to starting to work alongside him.”
Mourinho gave me a lot of confidence, I’m looking forward to starting to work with him
Trained in the Barcelona youth academy, Cucurella also addressed the inevitable comparison between his origins and his new destiny. Far from any controversy, he believes that professional football forces us to make decisions thinking about the present and the future. “Life has different stages. I have had to make an important decision and I have no doubts“, he says. The defender also remembers that any footballer dreams of competing in the elite and in big clubs: “When you are a child, you dream of playing for great teams and I think Real Madrid is one of them. “It is the team with the most Champions Leagues in the world.”.
The mystique of Real Madrid
The history and competitive dimension of the white club were decisive in his choice. Cucurella talks about a characteristic that has always caught his attention from the outside and that he now hopes to experience from the inside: ““It has a mystique… I don’t know how to say it, it’s unpredictable.”. The new Madrid player admits that he has always been impressed by those European nights that are part of the club’s identity. “Very few people watching the games can explain how Real Madrid can come back or win games when it seems like they are on the ropes.“he explains.
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Therefore, one of the things that most attracts him about this new stage is precisely the possibility of living those experiences in first person. “Being able to experience those magical nights is something that as a footballer I think everyone likes. If they give you the opportunity to experience that, there are few doubts,” he adds.
There were other options, but when the call came from Real Madrid I didn’t think about it
Furthermore, Cucurella considers that His way of understanding football fits with the demands of the white club: “I am a very hard-working player, a very fighter, someone who tries to give everything until the last moment.” A mentality that, in his opinion, connects directly with Madrid’s DNA: “I think it’s a bit of the Real Madrid gene, what they say about ‘until the end’l'”.
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While he waits to join his new team, the full-back maintains all his attention focused on the Spanish team and a World Cup that has just begun. However, his words reflect the excitement of someone who is about to begin one of the greatest adventures of his career.