While Real Madrid analyzes the market in search of a new midfielder, In London an alarm signal sounds: Chelsea does not want to get rid of Enzo Fernández. As reported by Daily Mailunder a note entitled “Why Chelsea is desperate to retain Enzo Fernández while Real Madrid pounces on him.”the English club insists that the 24 -year -old Argentine midfielder will not go anywhere, even if the Spanish team decides to advance with an offer in the next transfers window.
The Merengue club closely follows Fernández since he passed through River Plate, a stage prior to his landing in Benfica and, later, in Chelsea, which in January 2023 disbursed 106.8 million pounds to specify his signing. That movement took place after the steering wheel was one of the key pieces of the Argentine world champion team in Qatar 2022. Today, in Stamford Bridge, they consider it an essential part in the assembly of a midfield that also integrates Moisés Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
In Chelsea, the company formed between Fernández and Caicedo stands out and consider both “untouchables” for the next market. Despite some controversies that surrounded him, such as the accusation of having sung a song with racist content after Argentina’s consecration in the Copa América, the club has decided to support it. There was no internal sanction and the player continues to be part of the starting scheme, with the confidence of the coaching staff.
One of the arguments that reinforces Chelsea’s position is the statistics of distances traveled by its players during the Premier League matches. In the 10 highest brands of the season, the name of Enzo Fernández appears eight times. The records show him running between 11.4 and 11.8 kilometers in key meetings against rivals such as Manchester City, Everton, Aston Villa and Fulham. In all those days it was the one that ran the most from the squad, a reflection of its constant presence and its role as a link between defense and attack.
To this are added their offensive figures. Enzo recently gave an assistance in the victory against Everton, enabling Nicolas Jackson, and Acumula Más Asisteencias en la temporada Que Jugadores como martin odegaard, dominik szoboszlai, matheus cunha, luis díaz, luis díaz, leandro trossard, bruuno guimaraes, jeremy doku, ilakay Gundogan y phil fodenall recognized for their offensive participation in first level teams.
Since his arrival in London, Enzo has had to adapt to a team in constant transition. Coach Enzo Maresca, who assumed this season, has asked him for greater presence in the rival field, even within the area. To favor that task, the tactical system was adjusted to give it more freedom. In the last match against Everton, for example, Caicedo positioned himself more delayed, along with Romeo Lavia, and released Fernández so that he could join the attack more frequently.
In a context of economic pressures and a restructuring template, Chelsea clings to its world champion flyer. The interest of Real Madrid, who already incorporated young talents such as Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouaméni, forces the English club leaders to reaffirm their position: Enzo Fernández is not on sale.
It is worth noting that Enzo is not the only Argentine who is sightd by Real Madrid. In the last hours it was learned of interest in Alexis Mac Allister, midfielder of Liverpool. Former Argentinos Juniors player, Boca and Brighton, who arrived in Anfield in June 2023 for 35 million pounds, quickly consolidated himself as a key piece in the Arne Slot team, a brand new Premier League 2024/25 champion. His society in the midfield with Ryan Gravenberch gave solidity to the English team, and his performance positioned him as a serious option to occupy the place that Luka Modric will leave in Madrid.
According to the British media Empire of the Kopthe Spanish club leadership evaluates to present an offer close to 90 million euros. Mac Allister has a contract until 2028 and from Liverpool do not contemplate their departure for less than 100 million.
