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Chelsea and Arsenal will each put their unbeaten starts to the new Premier League season on the line when they meet at The Emirates on Sunday.
The Blues have so far beaten Fulham and Brighton and Hove Albion, while reigning champions Arsenal followed up an opening day victory over Coventry City with a narrow 1-0 win against Aston Villa.
Xabi Alonso’s side have scored seven goals already this season in just two games, but they will come up against an impressive defence when they face the Gunners.
Ahead of Sunday’s huge match, it has emerged that Chelsea have agreed to sell one of their most important players for a staggering fee.
As per Fabrizio Romano, Manchester City have agreed a deal worth £125 million for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
The Argentine has been heavily linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge for most of the summer, and hasn’t been included in any of Alonso’s last two matchday squads after making a substitute appearance against Fulham.
Fernandez is set to join Manchester City for a fee of £125 million (Photo: Paul Marriott/Alamy)
Having joined the Blues from Benfica back in 2023, Fernandez has since scored 31 goals and registered 30 assists in 170 matches for the west London side across all competitions.
Chelsea had initially set Man City – and other interested clubs – a deadline earlier this month to meet their £120 million valuation of the central midfielder, but City never made a formal offer in time.
The Citizens have now lodged a staggering £125 million bid, though, and Chelsea have agreed to allow Fernandez to depart, Romano claims.
The 25-year-old is now set to undergo a medical before finalising his switch to The Etihad, with the deal set to be agreed and finalised prior to the transfer window slamming shut on Tuesday night.