Manchester City don open official talk with Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez. According to reports, City don begin negotiation for di Argentine midfielder as transfer deadline day dey hot.
Chelsea dem dey demand minimum £120m for Fernandez, and di two clubs dey inside discussion now. Fernandez, wey be 25 years old, don work with City manager Enzo Maresca before for Chelsea. Maresca dey interested to work with am again, and Fernandez dey open for di move go Etihad Stadium.
If di clubs fit agree on price, di deal go quick quick, because personal terms no go be problem. Chelsea don set unofficial deadline earlier for £120m, but dat date don pass without offer. Now City don come back again.
City interest dey remain despite missing Chelsea August 14 deadline. But dem don finally contact Chelsea. Dis move fit make Fernandez one of di most expensive signings for Premier League history. E fit stand behind only Liverpool‘s £125m move for Alexander Isak last summer. Also, na second time City go break dem transfer record for same window, because dem already pay £116m to bring Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.
City get plenty midfield departures dis summer. Tijjani Reijnders don go Saudi club Al-Qadsiah for £52m, Barcelona sign Rodri for £65m, Newcastle agree £52m deal for Nico Gonzalez, and Bernardo Silva don join Real Madrid earlier. So e dey make sense why City wan add new midfielder.
Fernandez get positive relationship with Maresca, wey leave Chelsea on New Year’s Day and later join City for June. But e don be turbulent period for Fernandez for Stamford Bridge. Him and im agent, Javier Pastore, don court interest from Real Madrid before, but di Spanish club issue statement say dem no try sign am.
Di situation don dey since Chelsea knock out of Champions League by PSG for March. After dat, Fernandez don dey critical of di club.
Aside from Fernandez, City also dey set to bolster dem attack. Dem don agree deal with Everton for Iliman Ndiaye, up to £65m. Di Senegal international go undergo medical after fee of £60m plus £5m add-ons. City don hijack Tottenham‘s own deal for Ndiaye, as dem earlier try for Cody Gakpo but di deal break down.
Spurs don move on and agree to sign Mykhailo Mudryk on loan from Chelsea. Mudryk don free to play again after im doping ban resolve dis summer. E don play under Roberto De Zerbi for Shakhtar Donetsk and e favour reunion with di Tottenham manager. Spurs also don agree permanent deal for Chelsea defender Tosin Adarabioyo.
For Chelsea side, dem dey face di possibility of losing one of dem biggest players. Dem don dey look for replacements. Dem don sound out Roma‘s Manu Koné and Monaco’s Lamine Camara. But dem meet resistance for Bournemouth‘s Alex Scott, while Crystal Palace wan keep Adam Wharton. Dem dey track Morgan Gibbs-White but dem know Nottingham Forest no go sell at dis stage.
Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez don dey set to leave Chelsea on loan to Como. Sánchez don lose im No.1 spot after Emiliano Martínez arrive.
