Real Madrid are reportedly stepping up their pursuit of Enzo Fernandez, with fresh claims suggesting the Chelsea midfielder is now a more realistic target than Rodri of Manchester City.
According to Spanish radio presenter Raul Varela, Fernandez is “much closer” to joining the La Liga giants, while a move for Rodri is effectively off the table. Varela stated that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez currently has “no interest” in signing the City midfielder, significantly shifting the club’s transfer priorities.
Madrid’s search for a new midfield leader has intensified ahead of the summer window, with long-term replacements needed following the gradual transition from the era of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. While Rodri had been viewed as an ideal deep-lying option, financial constraints and reluctance from Manchester City to sell appear to have cooled that interest.
Fernandez, meanwhile, has emerged as a more attainable — and perhaps more glamorous — option. The Argentine has impressed at CHELSEA and remains under contract until 2032, but recent comments have fuelled speculation about his future. He has openly admitted he would like to live in Madrid, describing the Spanish capital as a city that reminds him of Buenos Aires
Speaking on Radio Marca’s La Tribu, presenter Raul Varela claimed that Madrid would prioritise a move for Fernandez ahead of Rodri if they signed a new central midfielder this summer
‘Enzo is much closer to Real Madrid, Rodri has no chance of going to Real Madrid,’ Varela said.
‘Today, the president of Real Madrid doesn’t want to sign him. I hate transfer news because everything changes every fifteen minutes, but today the president of Real Madrid is not going to sign Rodri.’
Marca’s Amalio Moratalla added: ‘He’s a very high-level player who would surely fit in at Real Madrid, the question is what price CHELSEA would set and what effort Real Madrid would have to make.’
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