Marc Cucurella has kept his promise to have an image of Spain’s World Cup-winning coach Luis de la Fuente tattooed on his body.
Cucurella helped Spain to World Cup glory earlier this month and had promised to honour De la Fuente in unusual style.
The former Chelsea left-back, who joined Real Madrid this summer, revealed the tribute to the 65-year-old Spain boss on the underside of his arm.
The design was revealed on Instagram on Tuesday, featuring a portrait of De la Fuente alongside the World Cup.
‘Promise fulfilled,’ Cucurella posted on his Instagram account alongside a picture of him having the tattoo done.
Speaking in the aftermath of their World Cup final 1-0 after extra-time victory over Argentina, De la Fuente joked that Cucurella might have made a mistake.
Marc Cucurella kept his promise of getting Spain manager Luis de la Fuente tattooed on his arm
Cucurella started in all eight of Spain’s matches as they won the World Cup earlier this month
‘I’ve already told them, ‘did you make a mistake?’ he joked in his post-match news conference. ‘They did, but they’ll enjoy it.
‘I’m not so terribly ugly that they will need to put it somewhere nobody can see it. But it makes me laugh and I am proud they keep their promises.’
Real Madrid’s Cucurella, who carried his wife’s pyjama top with him as a lucky charm during the World Cup, started in all eight matches for Spain, helping the team keep seven clean sheets.
