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Two senior players publicly speaking on joining other clubs is a sign of toxicity at Chelsea

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Simon Phillips | Last updated Mar 31, 2026 2:30 AM ET

Both Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez have been out there speaking about potentially moving to other clubs lately.

We all know the deal with Fernandez and how he has been constantly out there twerking for Real Madrid in the last few weeks. It’s become very clear that he is keen to move there in the summer.

But now, we have Cucurella doing the same with Barcelona.

“It would be difficult to refuse [if Barcelona came calling]. It’s not just about me. I’d have to think about my family. If it happens, it happens, and we’ll see what decision is made,” the full back said.

“You always think about going back. [But] I’m very happy there [in England], and so is my family. I’ll leave it for a few years from now.”

Just say nothing!

It’s very frustrating that two of our most senior ‘leaders’ are out there speaking about moving to other clubs. Literally, all they need to say is:

“I’m only focused on Chelsea right now.”

There, it’s that easy.

It’s really poor form on their part to be speaking so publicly about moving to other clubs when you don’t need to say anything at all.

But it’s also a sign of how toxic it is at this club right now under this ownership. They need to be looking in the mirror and questioning themselves as to why two of our most senior leaders are out there publicly talking about leaving this so-called project to join other clubs….

One bright spark in the remainder of this season would be the debut of young highly rated academy starlet Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, which the BBC think is “inevitable.”

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