Chelsea have upped the ante within the sport of brinkmanship over the way forward for Enzo Fernandez after the membership’s self-imposed deadline for £120m written bids handed on Friday night.
Manchester Metropolis didn’t reply to Chelsea’s 5pm Friday deadline for a membership to fulfill their asking value for Fernandez, which prompted the Stamford Bridge membership to take away the phrases and situations for his potential sale.
Chelsea now count on Fernandez to stay their participant for the 2026-27 season, though it stays to be seen whether or not or not Metropolis may nonetheless achieve signing the midfielder on totally different phrases or below new situations.
Metropolis are negotiating the sale of Tijjani Reijnders to Al Qadsiah and Barcelona nonetheless trying to signal Rodri, there stays the prospect of the membership elevating sufficient money to bid for Fernandez within the coming days.
Some sources nonetheless imagine that Chelsea must think about a £120m bid from Metropolis for Fernandez, whatever the deadline passing, however the membership’s message on Friday night time was {that a} deal below the earlier phrases was now off the desk.
The way forward for Fernandez has grow to be embroiled in a sport of brinkmanship between the participant’s representatives, Chelsea and Metropolis.
Enzo Maresca, the brand new Metropolis head coach, who final season give up Stamford Bridge, had made it clear that the Manchester membership wouldn’t meet Chelsea’s deadline over Fernandez and added a smirk when questioned about it on Friday.
