Enzo Fernandez’s future at Chelsea is uncertain and the Blues have been given a clear verdict on what they should do
Former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips believes Enzo Fernandez will want to stay at the Blues this summer, but will want to know the club is stable and moving forward.
Fernandez has been repeatedly linked with a move away from Chelsea this season, and comments regarding a move to Real Madrid have done nothing to quash any speculation.
The Argentinian international was handed a club ban after stating he didn’t know if he’d be at the club next season, then claiming he’d like to live in Madrid.
His agent Javier Pastore also apologised claiming Fernandez did ‘not understand the situation’ and that ‘he doesn’t mention any club or say he wants to leave Chelsea, far from it.’
Xabi Alonso’s arrival at Stamford Bridge as manager, rather than head coach, suggests the new boss will be given more control at the club, specifically in the transfer market and has a big decision to make on the Argentinian’s future.
“I think Xabi Alonso is a fantastic manager,” Wright-Phillips told Betway. “Of course he wasn’t given a lot of time at Real Madrid, and he had a lot of difficult people to deal with while he was there.
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“But the way it seems to me is that Chelsea are going to give him the run of the club in terms of what transfers are coming in and having a say in it.
“I think that could be the thing that helps players stay, as he can now use that as a persuasive tool to keep people at the club.
“Players like Enzo, Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and even the likes of Cucurella or Reece James will want to stay at that club, but they want to know the club’s stable and moving forward at the same time.
“I think Xabi coming into Chelsea will stabilise that. But I honestly don’t think he’s [Enzo] somebody City will go for because they have enough midfielders to play that role.
“They have Nico Gonzalez, obviously Rodri is there, Phil Foden and Nico O’Reilly who can easily play there. So they have enough players to play that number eight role.”
Some reports claim Chelsea will allow Fernandez to leave if a bid of £120m arrives this summer, though the midfielder is a part of Alonso’s plans for next season.
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