Cucurella Repeats on List of Most Expensive Full-backs, Including a Portuguese Star

It's official: Marc Cucurella is set to join Real Madrid, with the Spanish international left-back moving from Chelsea for €60 million. José Mourinho secures another significant signing for the Santiago Bernabéu, and the 27-year-old player once again features on the list of the most expensive full-backs in football history.

This isn't Cucurella's first big-money move; in 2022, Chelsea paid €65 million for him after his impressive performances for Brighton in England. That fee still ranks the left-footed defender as the second most expensive full-back ever, trailing only a certain two-time European champion from PSG...

Furthermore, within the top-10 (according to Transfermarkt data) presented below, there's room for just one Portuguese player, who commanded an investment of... €65 million.

Among Portuguese clubs, only Benfica is represented in this ranking, naturally as a selling club. And the player involved in that transfer will also be under Mourinho's command at Real Madrid in 2025/26, though his path might be tougher. All thanks to Cucurella, of course.