Marc Cucurella's' Telling Reaction After Finding out Jorginho Is Joining Arsenal

Marc Cucurella's' Telling Reaction After Finding out Jorginho Is Joining Arsenal

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:24 PM
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  • Marc Cucurella was informed of his teammate Jorginho’s impending departure mid-interview
  • The full back was in disbelief, and his reaction made it clear he was learning of the news for the first time
  • Arsenal are signing 31-year old Jorginho on an 18-month deal to bolster their options in midfield

Chelsea full back Marc Cucurella could not quite believe it when he was informed Jorginho was on the verge of joining Arsenal from the West Londoners.

After missing out on Moises Caicedo, Arsenal turned to the next best thing – Jorginho, who is set to sign a deal that will keep him at the Emirates for 18 months.

A £12 million fee was agreed between the two London clubs on deadline day.

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Jorginho is set to seal a deadline day move to Arsenal. Photo: Getty
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Everything is all but done in terms of turning Jorginho into an Arsenal player, and he was pictured in an Arsenal shirt on transfer deadline day.

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Not many expected the transfer, which shocked even Jorginho’s teammate Cucurella.

GOAL.com shared an interesting short clip of Cucurella answering a question on who he thought the smartest man in the Chelsea squad was.

The full back started to answer, saying: "It's Jorginho 100 per cent," the Spaniard said. "Because he has a..."

But he was quickly interrupted by one of the interviewers, who put him up to speed, that Jorginho was no longer a Chelsea player.

At first, Cucurella seemed aware of the rumours, but once he was informed the transfer was in advanced stages, he could only say, “No”.

Wholesome moment between Jorginho and Arteta

Jorginho’s move to Arsenal may well end up working out for both parties, if a past video of the midfielder and Mikel Arteta is anything to go by.

New footage has now shown a previous encounter between the two after a match at Stamford Bridge. Arteta warmly embraced Jorginho with the midfielder responding in a similar manner as they walked off the pitch.

Jorginho was supposed to join Manchester City in 2018 when Arteta was still Pep Guardiola's assistant and as GMS reports, the Spanish head coach has in the past admitted he likes a 'Jorginho-type of midfielder.'

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.
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