The news that Chelsea are moving strongly for left back Marc Cucurella is opening a lot of avenues for exits up.
We’ve already got Ben Chilwell in that position, and while Cucurella may end up playing a little narrower, it certainly reduces our need for Marcos Alonso and Emerson in the squad.
Alonso’s move to Barcelona looks like it will gather speed this week, and we’re finally hearing reports about Emerson’s potential moves away too.
Caughtoffside report that Lazio are most keen on the former Roma man, although it will be a loan move to begin with.
Maurizio Sarri worked well with Emerson in their shared time at Chelsea, and he knows what he’s getting in the Italy international, who played most of the games for his country as they won Euro 2020 last year.
A spell at Lyon last year wasn’t a huge success – but there’s a feeling that Serie A suits him best.
