The Blues have been looking to sell their third choice left-back before the transfer window closes in two weeks, but it seems the front-runners have fallen short.
The recruitment of Cucurella has pushed the Italian too far down the pecking order, as he failed to make either of their first two matchday squad.
The last time he was in action was during the pre-season.
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Cucurella and Ben Chilwell have both made promising appearances at the beginning of the season and it is looking increasingly difficult for someone else to get in ahead of them.
With that in mind, co-owner Todd Boehly had been in promising talks with West Ham United over the permanent transfer of the 28-year-old, with the defender keen to get some minutes ahead of the World Cup.
According to the latest report from Evening Standard journalist Nizaar Kinsella, the deal has fallen through despite the clubs having come close to agreeing a fee of £13m + $2m in add-ons.
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It is anyone’s guess as to why the deal with the Hammers has collapsed this close to the transfer deadline, as the defender spent the 2021/22 campaign on loan to Olympique Lyon.
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