Marc Cucurella has once again been speaking publicly about his former Chelsea teammate Enzo Fernandez, who is a target for Real Madrid this summer
Marc Cucurella has said he will “welcome” Enzo Fernandez to Real Madrid this summer with the Spanish giants keen on the Chelsea midfielder.
Los Blancos, sources say, are interested in signing the 25-year-old in the summer transfer window but are yet to officially contact the Blues over a move. Fernandez wants to move to Madrid – and made no secret of that when he conducted a bombshell interview during the March international break – with personal terms not expected to be an issue.
Chelsea, while not actively looking to offload Fernandez, will sell for the right price. Stamford Bridge insiders, back towards the end of May, revealed a £120million price tag on the Argentine’s head for any potential suitors.
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Cucurella himself completed a move to Real midway through June with Chelsea selling their left back for a £51.7m total package (£47.4m fixed fee with £4.3m in potential add-ons) after he made his desire to leave clear to his former employers. The Spain international has done a multitude of interviews since officially departing the Blues and this time around, he has been speaking about his ex-colleague and close friend Fernandez.
In an interview with Spanish news outlet AS, Cucurella was asked if Fernandez congratulated him about his move to the Santiago Bernabeu. The former Chelsea left back responded: “He congratulated me, we’re great friends and we’ve developed a very good relationship.
“If there are rumours [Fernandez to Real Madrid], well, I wish a friend all the best. And if he wants to take that step, then welcome. I don’t know anything, we will see.”
Jose Mourinho is understood to be a huge admirer of Fernandez but Madrid are said to have other central midfielders on their radar as well.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are interested in bringing in Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka this summer. The Black Cats quickly turned down an £8m offer from the Blues over the weekend with sources at the Stadium of Light insitent the 33-year-old Switzerland international is not for sale.
Newly-appointed Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso worked with Xhaka during their days at Bayer Leverkusen and is said to be driving the west Londoners’ interest.
