Chelsea defensive midfielder Enzo Fernandez is reportedly a target for Real Madrid, according to Simon Phillips. The Argentina international is surely too important for the Blues to seriously consider letting go, but Phillips has suggested that money talks and that could mean a deal can’t be entirely ruled out.
Discussing what his source told him, Phillips said, “I am, of course, talking about our Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez and the Real Madrid love that they have for him.
There is no indication that he is now unhappy at Chelsea or that he would want a move, but I am aware that, like almost every player in the world, he would consider playing for Real Madrid one day to be a bit of a dream. “But, and this is concerning in my opinion, SPTC sources told me yesterday that Real Madrid ‘keeps calling’ for Fernandez this summer,” he continued.
Madrid accumulating cash for major future transfers
Real Madrid is still requesting Fernandez this summer, according to information obtained by SPTC sources yesterday, Phillips adds.
The source just responded with the bag of cash emoji when I asked what Chelsea’s response was! Make of it what you will, but as I mentioned before, Fernandez has been happy at Chelsea and the club will not be aggressively trying to sell him this summer.
I guess what my source is suggesting is that money talks and he’s right, it does. If a huge offer comes in for Fernandez, then Chelsea would at least listen. He’s not in the fully indispensable category like Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer.
We would typically argue that Real Madrid would not be able to pay the sum of money needed to sign Fernandez at this point in his contract. However, their persistent pursuit of players on free transfers, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold this summer and perhaps Ibrahima Konate next summer, indicates that they are actually building up a sizeable transfer fund that they can use to spend on someone like Enzo.
