Hired to reinforce , the transfer of left-back Marc Cucurella has been causing reactions off the field. According to information from the Spanish press, Claudia Rodríguez, the athlete’s wife, began to be harassed on her social networks and He even received death threats after the transaction was made official.
According to the newspaper “Sport”, the influencer and designer confessed to being a fan of the merengue club and celebrated the athlete’s return to Spain. Revealed by Barcelona, Cucurella will now reinforce their biggest rival, which angered the Catalan club’s fans. The transfer aroused harsh criticism and the negotiation took on the air of “treason” for some fans of the blue and green club.
The player, who is part of Spain’s World Cup squad, spoke about his return to Spanish football at a press conference and said that his Going to Real Madrid was a difficult offer to refuse. “It’s very difficult to say no to Real Madrid. It was the right decision for me,” said the player.
With almost 200,000 followers on social media, Claudia has been in a relationship with the left-back since 2018 and the couple have three children. She is following the World Cup in the United States and was present in Spain’s two games so far (draw with Cape Verde in the debut and victory over Saudi Arabia).
In an interview with the program “El Chiringuito”, she gave some details of the transfer and expressed her satisfaction in seeing her husband now as a Real Madrid reinforcement.
“It all happened very quickly. We are still focused on the World Cup, we still can’t process what happened (about the change). But I’m very happy for him and Cucurella is also (quite satisfied)”, said Claudia in an interview with the program.