Emmanuel Petit and Frank Leboeuf don talk say Chelsea suppose sign Eduardo Camavinga as part of player-plus-cash swap deal for Enzo Fernandez. Di Blues star don dey linked with move to Real Madrid for some time now. But as e dey now, e no clear weda Real Madrid go pay di asking price.
Petit and Leboeuf suggest say if Real Madrid no ready to pay nine-figure fee for di Argentine, dem suppose include player for potential swap deal. For interview, di former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder describe Camavinga as ‘great fit’. Petit talk: ‘Eduardo Camavinga for swap deal with Enzo Fernandez? Why not? Camavinga still dey very young player.’
‘He leave Rennes for Madrid when he be eighteen years old, and he don play for six or seven years for Real Madrid. He don win some big trophies too. Dis guy don be amazing young prospect.’ Petit add: ‘I cannot judge im level for di last two seasons with wetin dey happen for club. You get so many players wey no play well for Real Madrid for different reasons.’
Petit continue: ‘Camavinga fit dey very good because we know say for Chelsea, most of dem be young players. He get experience. When you come from Real Madrid to Chelsea, wey you don win many trophies and play for der for so many years, and you play for national team, you arrive for club with experience wey probably dey miss for Chelsea.’
‘Camavinga be talented player; he go be great fit,’ add di Frenchman. Singing from same hymn sheet, Leboeuf explain why Camavinga go be perfect signing for Xabi Alonso. ‘I think Eduardo Camavinga go dey fantastic for Chelsea,’ di former Blues defender talk. ‘Wetin he do for Real Madrid absolutely exceptional because at di time wey he come, you get Casemiro, you get Toni Kroos, and e hard to play.’
‘Camavinga do very well and win so many titles wey he get experience, and he be great young guy wey dey work hard. Camavinga and Moises Caicedo go be fantastic pairing. Let see how e work. Aurélien Tchouaméni go also be option for me, one of those two for Chelsea go dey very interesting under Xabi Alonso.’
Firing from di hip, Petit later claim Fernandez no get future for Stamford Bridge. Di 55-year-old talk: ‘Enzo Fernandez suppose go; you no fit keep player happy if he wan leave. He talk say he wan leave, and dem fine am by di club. I know he probably don be one of di best players for Chelsea for di last two years, but you no fit be di captain of di team and get dis kind of communication.’
‘Obviously, he wan leave di club; we no dey stupid. I think he don dey fed up and tired with wetin dey happen for Chelsea. E don be mess dis season. Obviously, Real Madrid dey target am. Real Madrid desperately need to get some strong and powerful midfield players. I no go surprise if he leave di club and go Real Madrid or somewhere else.’
Fabrizio Romano also don give update on Fernandez situation. While speaking for im YouTube channel, Romano talk: ‘I dey sure say Enzo Fernandez still dey secretly think about Real Madrid as possibility for im future. Dis no be secret. We know he experience difficult weeks around March, April when he do dat quote for podcast saying, ‘I would like to live for Madrid one day.’ Den Chelsea dey very upset and out of squad for two, three games. Den back for squad.’
‘Di real issue der no be di interview but especially di fact say Chelsea and Enzo no fit agree on new contract, and dem still no close to reach any agreement on new contract. Of course, Chelsea get major part to play for dis as well. And Real Madrid no don make any official approach yet.’
Romano add: ‘So I dey sure say Real Madrid remains kind of dream move for those around Enzo Fernandez. But at same time, der be Chelsea. So for di moment from Chelsea, di situation dey very silent and very quiet because Chelsea no receive any official bid or any official approach from Real Madrid. Di focus for Real Madrid for dis moment dey on different players, but di appreciation for Enzo Fernandez dey for sure something guaranteed.’
E go safe to say say Fernandez be one of di most important players for dis Chelsea team. So if he end up leave, di club go need to bring replacement, wey no go easy. On di other hand, Real Madrid go need to pay fee for region of £120 million to convince Chelsea to part ways with Fernandez. So dis no go simple, whichever way you look am.
Of course, when player dey interested to leave, e always be possibility. You simply no want unhappy player to be part of your team, even if he be elite talent. So Chelsea go get decision to make on der hands as well. But as things stand, e very possible say Fernandez end up stay. Di arrival of Xabi Alonso suppose help soften im stance a bit. Di Spaniard don show say he fit work with youngsters and still produce results, wey he do for Bayer Leverkusen. And hopefully, di Blues go start move for di right direction from here on forward.
