The Red Devils needed a temporary left defender after Luke Shaw was hurt, so Cucurella’s nаme kept coming up as a possible loan move to Old Trafford this summer.

However, for various reasons, the deal never materialized, and United instead borrowed Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham.

Cucurella moved to Chelsea from Brighton for £62 million last summer, but the Spanish forward has struggled since making the move.

Under new manager Mauricio Pochettino, he has yet to play a single minute of Premier League football, with his lone outing this season coming in a 2-1 Carabao Cup victory over AFC Wimbledon.

The Sun reports that Cucurella is ‘gutted’ at his failed move to United and is eager to leave when the transfer market reopens in January.

They sаy that Cucurella could return to Spain with Real Madrid ‘quietly watching his status’ in anticipation of a possible loan trade.Cucurella is signed with Chelsea until 2028 and has 34 career appearances.

To date, Chelsea’s American owners have spent almost £1 billiоn on transfers, and he was the club’s fifth signing under Todd Boehly.

Chelsea’s massive investment has not translated to on-field success, as evidenced by the club’s 12th-place Premier League finish last season and their 1 win in their first six games this season.

Paul Merson thinks Chelsea could go winless in their next 10 fixtures

The Blues’ lone victory through six Premier League games this season came against newly promoted Luton Town at home.

On Wednesday, the west Londoners will welcome Brighton in a Carabao Cup game before facing off against Fulham and Burnley in Premier League play.

After that, Chelsea face up against Arsenal, Brentford, Tottenham, Manchester City, Newcastle, Brighton, and Manchester United in a tough Premier League stretch.Merson expressed concern about Chelsea’s chances of winning by pointing out that the team had a difficult schedule. It’s impossible to take a breath because the next 10 games will determine the course of their season.

You can’t predict when they’ll win a football game during this stretch.

The big football game is on Wednesday. If they lose this game, they will have won only three of their previous 24 contests. One of those games was against Luton, and you can never predict when they’ll win.

“One was in the cup round against AFC Wimbledon, and they won.” The other came against Bournemouth in the league last season, but not until after the Cherries had secured enough points to guarantee their survival.

It’s a process; you have to be patient, even Mauricio Pochettino has admitted. A manager’s admission of pаnic is warranted when they make such a statement. Not even he believes this is how things were supposed to turn out.

It’s troubling if he’s saying it already. They have injuries too, so I hope he is given time and patience. But I am anxiоus.