Marc Cucurella's wife, Claudia Rodríguez, has spoken openly about the emotional toll of her husband's sudden transfer from Chelsea to Real Madrid, admitting she does not know how to break the news to their three young children.

Cucurella's £51.8 million move to Real Madrid was confirmed on Monday, ending a four-year stay at Stamford Bridge and returning the Spain international to his homeland.

An emotional farewell

Rodríguez took to Instagram to share a heartfelt reflection on the family's time in England — a period that spanned Cucurella's stints at Brighton and Chelsea. She described arriving in London with two babies and preparing to leave with three children: two boys and a daughter born in Britain.