Chelsea are still willing to give Enzo Fernandez a better contract, even though negotiations have stalled and top European clubs are showing more interest. The Blues have seen the Argentine World Cup winner as a key part of their long-term plans at Stamford Bridge for a long time. Earlier this year, they started talking to his camp about new terms.
But those talks have now come to a complete stop. Javier Pastore, Fernández’s agent, has confirmed that negotiations did take place but fell through because the two sides couldn’t agree on the money. The player’s camp thinks that the 25-year-old midfielder is not making enough money right now, and Chelsea are said to agree with them. Reports say that the Blues are working on a record-breaking contract extension that could pay Fernández more than £400,000 a week.
Chelsea’s position on a possible departure, however, is still firm and unyielding. The club have put a huge price tag of £130 million on Fernandez, which could make it very hard for teams like Real Madrid to get him. Real Madrid are at the front of the queue for Fernandez, but Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are also keeping a close eye on the situation.
The 25-year-old Argentine has been one of Chelsea’s best players this season, scoring eight goals and setting up three more in 30 Premier League games in the 2025/26 season. He has also scored three goals and assisted on two others in ten UEFA Champions League games.
In January 2023, Chelsea paid £106.8 million, a record amount for a British player, to sign Fernandez from Benfica. His current contract runs until 2032. The long deal gives the west London team a lot of power in any negotiation, and they don’t have to accept an offer they don’t want this summer.
Recently, things changed dramatically when head coach Liam Rosenior gave Fernandez a two-game internal ban for saying during the international break that he wanted to live in Madrid. The 25-year-old missed the 7-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Port Vale on Saturday and will also miss the Premier League game against Manchester City next weekend.
Liam Rosenior Brushes Aside Agent’s “Completely Unfair” Criticism After Fernández’s Two-Match Ban
After Chelsea’s big cup win, Rosenior was asked about Pastore’s criticism of the ban and said it wasn’t important.
“That’s what he thinks. I don’t have anything to say about what someone else thinks. Enzo knows how I feel about him, and it was great to see him here today to cheer on the players.” — Liam Rosenior at the press conference after the game
Rosenior also said that things between him and Fernandez are better than what people say, and that they had a good one-on-one talk on the day of the match. Chelsea’s top priority right now is still to break the deadlock over the contract and ensure that Fernandez remains at the centre of their rebuilding project for next season.