The summer transfer window opened on Monday, June 15, the same day Spain began their World Cup campaign against Cape Verde. That was the moment Real Madrid chose to officially announce the signing of Marc Cucurella from Chelsea. The Spanish international is not the only summer acquisition for the Casa Blanca. An official communiqué was also published this Wednesday by the Merengue institution regarding Bernardo Silva, just hours before the match between Portugal and the Democratic Republic of Congo (7 PM French time, noon in Houston, the match venue).

Chelsea accepted Real Madrid’s transfer offer without discussing it with Xabi Alonso?

This Wednesday, a surprising piece of information emerged from behind the scenes of Marc Cucurella‘s transfer, which, according to reports, cost Real Madrid €55 million plus €5 million in bonuses. Chelsea‘s management reportedly made the decision to finalise this operation without informing their new coach, Xabi Alonso.

Xabi Alonso learned of Cucurella’s move to Real Madrid through public announcements

It has come to light in recent hours that Xabi Alonso was not briefed by his superiors at the Blues about Marc Cucurella‘s departure. In fact, it was the public confirmation of the transfer that seems to have alerted the Chelsea coach about the 27-year-old left-back, who came through the FC Barcelona academy, heading to Real Madrid. If this trend proves true, it would mean the start of the collaboration between Chelsea and Xabi Alonso is unlikely to begin in an atmosphere of abundant communication and trust…