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Marc Cucurella has revealed that he has tried to convince Spain teammate Nico Williams to join Chelsea.

When asked about his impact at the Euros, Cucurella told The Athletic: “It’s a similar case to what I told you about Cole Palmer.

“Without doing too much in the camp, we have created a very good relationship with Nico and in the end, these sorts of players need to feel comfortable and important. What I tell Nico all the time is that he has to do his thing, create whatever goes through his mind, and I’ll be covering his back or doing anything he needs me to.

“I tell him every day he should come to Chelsea, he would help us a lot! He is more than welcome and he knows that (laughs). But he is so young, he has to decide by himself and with his people, so it’s not time to put too many things in his head.”