Enzo Fernandez has opened the door to a potential sale this summer with Real Madrid supposedly a suitor for the Chelsea star, and Andy Townsend has named his price.
It was just 20 minutes after the second-leg defeat to PSG, when Fernandez spoke to Argentine media and said he was not sure if he would stay at Chelsea this season. Plenty of reports have emerged since then.
It is believed Fernandez’s dream move is Real Madrid, but Liam Rosenior says he has spoken to Fernandez and claims the World Cup winner remains committed. Come the summer, it feels Fernandez could leave.
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However, Fernandez has a contract until the summer of 2031 at Chelsea, who paid £107m to sign the Argentine from Benfica. The Blues could be open to a sale, but only if they receive a similar figure.
Andy Townsend thinks Enzo Fernandez only worth £75m-£80m
Amid the noise, Fernandez has travelled to Argentina to represent his country in pre-World Cup friendlies against Mauritania and Zambia over the next week. But the discussion over his future is unlikely to stop.
Speaking on TalkSPORT this week, ex-Chelsea midfielder Andy Townsend and Ally McCoist spoke about Fernandez’s comments and the former believes Chelsea would only get between £75m and £80m for him.
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“I don’t think Enzo has been unbelievable since he’s come to Chelsea. I think he’s had moments. I think they’d get less than what they paid for him,” Townsend says, claiming Fernandez’s loss is not a big deal.
“If you were to get close to that, I don’t think Chelsea would be disappointed if he had to go. If he has eyes on Real Madrid and had his head turned, I can’t believe they’d get any more than £75m or £80m.”
A £75m Fernandez sale is £32m less than the initial Chelsea deal
Selling Fernandez for £75m would see Chelsea record a £32m loss against Fernandez’s name when comparing the initial purchase price and the sale fee. But is it a profit in terms of player amortisation?
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At the time of his deal, Fernandez was a British record at £107m. He signed an eight-year deal until the summer of 2031 and is now three years into that contract. It works out at almost £13.5m a year.
Having spent three years at Chelsea, Fernandez is roughly £39m through the £107m fee in terms of amortisation. That would mean anything over £68m would be recorded as a profit in the event of a sale.
But even then, Chelsea will believe that Fernandez has grown as a player since his £100m+ move to West London and will surely request more than between £75m and £80m for the World Cup winner’s signature.
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