Reports from Spain have revealed that Chelsea vice captain Enzo Fernandez is no longer happy with just dropping Real Madrid-related hints about his future. He is now ready to take a strong stand and make a move to the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer. The 25-year-old midfielder, who moved from Benfica to Chelsea in January 2023 for a then-British record fee, is said to have decided to formally ask for a transfer in order to pressure the Blues to let him go.
The main problem in any possible negotiation will be the price that Chelsea are asking for. They don’t want to let him go for less than €150 million. The report insists that Florentino Perez and Real Madrid might deliberately wait until the last week of August to complete the transfer, hoping that the pressure on Chelsea will lower their price for the World Cup winner.
Fernandez has been questioning his future at Stamford Bridge ever since the Blues were humiliated in the last 16 of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain. During the most recent international break, things got worse when the Argentine told Luzu TV that Madrid would be his city of choice in Europe because it is similar to Buenos Aires in terms of lifestyle.
This led manager Liam Rosenior to leave him out of the FA Cup quarter-final against Port Vale and suspend him from the upcoming Premier League match against Manchester City.
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Los Blancos are working on bringing in a big-name midfielder this summer to help a unit that is still getting used to life without Toni Kroos and Luka Modric. Manchester City’s Rodri is said to be the top target, along with Fernandez and Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton.
Fernandez is very appealing because he is a 25-year-old World Cup winner, but Chelsea’s books show that his amortised value makes things much more difficult. The Blues, who are currently sixth in the Premier League, will do everything they can to get their money back.