Chelsea are prepared to let Enzo Fernandez leave this summer in a £120m deal, and they are eyeing a potential move for a Real Madrid star as the Spanish giants plot a swap deal, according to TEAMtalk.
The Blues had a poor season and finished tenth in the Premier League, while they lost the FA Cup final to Man City to end the campaign trophyless and without any European football at all.
Now the Argentina midfielder is understood to have told the club he wants to leave Stamford Bridge this summer, and the Spanish giants are one of the clubs considering making a move for him.
Real Madrid Plot Enzo Fernandez Swap Deal
Enzo Fernandez
Fernandez is understood to dream of a move to the Bernabeu, and has publicly flirted with the idea of a move to Madrid, which earned him a two-game suspension from the club.
But Madrid are believed to hold an interest in the former Benfica star, and they are willing to make an offer of players-plus-cash to Chelsea in order to find an agreement on his valuation, which they currently feel is too high.
It's reported that Chelsea are keen on Aurelien Tchouameni, who has been described as the 'best defensive midfielder in the world', as a potential option, but as it stands Real Madrid don't want to let him leave.
Eduardo Camavinga is another player who the Chelsea hierarchy see as an option to help offset the potential departure of Fernandez, while it's understood that the Blues have also made enquiries to Real Madrid about youngsters Jacobo Ramon and Chema Andres over the last 12 months.
Real Madrid hold buy-back options on both players, having sold them to Como and Stuttgart respectively last summer, but they are considering triggering those options. Chelsea are understood to be open to a conversation involving the moving parts, but talks are currently only at an exploratory stage rather than anything more advanced.
Chelsea Need Experience Not More Prospects
Aurelien Tchouameni
With Xabi Alonso set to arrive this summer, the west London know that they need to bring in more experienced options to improve their squad.
Losing Enzo would be a blow, but it wouldn't be the end of the world, and Tchouameni in particular is someone who thrived under Alonso at Real Madrid last season during his brief spell in charge. Adding more balance to the squad could be the ideal way to get them back to where they feel they belong, and he does that.
While Andres and Ramon are very talented players, they don't immediately improve the Chelsea team, and that is what would be needed to replace Enzo.
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