Wetin happen for Stamford Bridge for Saturday no be only football. Chelsea beat Real Sociedad 3-1 for friendly match, but the main talk na the way some fans take receive midfielder Enzo Fernandez when he come on as substitute.
New coach Xabi Alonso bring im own style, fielding 3-4-2-1 formation wey look very organized. The new signing Morgan Rogers, wey join from Aston Villa for 117 million pounds, take only seven minutes to score im first goal. Im combine well with Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro wey don dey cause plenty problem for Real Sociedad defenders.
Joao Pedro continue im hot form, scoring two goals and now im get eight goals for seven matches. The defence wey get Maxence Lacroix, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez hold ground well. Real Sociedad still manage to score through Jon Mikel Aramburu for the later minutes, but Chelsea carry the day 3-1.
But na the reception for Enzo Fernandez wey make the match get different vibes. When the midfielder enter the pitch for the 62nd minute, replacing Morgan Rogers, the crowd split. Some fans dey shout and clap, while others dey boo am well well. Even before the match, when dem announce im name, e still get some boos, according to The Telegraph.
This one no be say e easy for Enzo. The Argentine international don dey inside transfer saga since the summer. Chelsea don value am for 120 million pounds and give Manchester City deadline to make offer. But the deadline pass on Friday night, and no offer come from the Citizens. So e look like Enzo go remain for Chelsea for the 2026-2027 season.
Wetin dey upset some fans? E be say Enzo don talk about possible move to Real Madrid before, and im style no too dey sweet some people. Also, im celebration for Argentina goal against England for World Cup semifinal, and then im get red card for the final wey Argentina lose to Spain. These things dey still fresh for fans mind.
But Xabi Alonso still trust am. After Reece James leave the field, Alonso hand the captain armband to Enzo Fernandez. That one na sign say the coach dey count on am for the season. E go be interesting to see if Enzo go get main role for the starting eleven or e go dey bench.
Meanwhile, Chelsea still get plenty work to do for the transfer market. Dem get 40 professional players, and for the match against Real Sociedad, dem leave out Nicolas Jackson, Mykhailo Mudryk and Liam Delap. With 17 days remaining for transfer window to close, Chelsea need to offload about 15 players to make the squad 25.
And e still get other transfer news. The Man City deal for Enzo collapse, so Chelsea dey look for midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille. The 18-year-old Moroccan don dey linked with big move, and some reports talk say the transfer fit reach 100 million euros. Bouaddi dey watch from bench for Lille friendly against Everton, as negotiation dey continue.
