Chelsea flop Enzo Fernandez attracting interest from European giants

Phil HaighPublished Nov 5, 2024, 7:48am|Updated Nov 5, 2024, 7:49am

Enzo Fernandez is attracting the attraction of Barcelona and Inter Milan, with his Chelsea aboriginal successful immoderate doubt.

The Argentina planetary moved to Stamford Bridge successful January 2023 successful a monstrous woody worthy £106.8m and connected a declaration moving until 2031.

It was a immense amusement of religion successful the midfielder but it has been a beauteous underwhelming stint successful westbound London for him since then.

The 23-year-old was connected the seat for the travel to Manchester United connected Sunday which finished 1-1, having besides been a substitute successful caller Premier League meetings with Newcastle and Liverpool.

Manager Enzo Maresca is preferring the midfield concern of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, who were some precise costly themselves.

The Sun study that Fernandez is keen to combat for his spot with the Blues but that tendency is lone going to past truthful agelong and helium does not mean to beryllium connected the seat forever.

That is particularly the lawsuit arsenic determination are large clubs funny successful his signature, including Catalan giants Barcelona and Serie A heavyweights Inter Milan.

Cleary fixed the terms Chelsea paid for him and with his lengthy declaration inactive with implicit six years near to run, helium would not travel inexpensive for immoderate funny party.

Maresca has played down the situation, saying the terms tag is of nary value to Fernandez oregon squad enactment and helium is successful contention arsenic ever.

‘They are quality beings and if you wage £100m that is not my problem,’ said the Blues boss. ‘You privation to bargain maine past you wage that money.

‘That does not mean that each crippled you person to beryllium the best. At the extremity of the time they are shot players and they cannot ever beryllium astatine the apical level.

‘At this infinitesimal Enzo is not playing but determination is nary occupation with Enzo. The sound astir Enzo is due to the fact that clubs wage truthful overmuch wealth for them, radical expect they volition ever beryllium the best. That is not so.

‘The lone crushed helium is not playing is conscionable due to the fact that the physicality I similar is from Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.’

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