With Xabi Alonso dey come as new Chelsea manager, e don add more curiosity about Enzo Fernandez future for Stamford Bridge. Dis summer, the main gist don be: will Enzo stay or go? If e be up to the midfielder, e for don go—e for don buy house for Madrid and dey ready for new chapter after World Cup. But unfortunately for Fernandez, dis one no be so. Transfers, especially big ones, no dey always straightforward and easy. For dis case, e don turn to complicated move and don become real saga.
Fernandez entourage dey publicly call for transfer, and last week, Real Madrid come out say dem no go move for the Argentina international dis summer. As with any transfer saga, plenty things to unpack and many questions still dey. One of them be: Andrey Santos move to Manchester United, e dey affect Fernandez future? Or e suppose affect am?
Bobby Vincent and Sam Truelove dey agree: Chelsea no go want leave demsef with too much to do dis summer. For my opinion, I no see anybody wey go pay £120m for Fernandez, so with dat, e suppose still be Chelsea player come September 1. Santos leaving for £50m fit look like good money, but e fit come back to bite the Blues for long run. Equally, flipping the Brazilian midfielder for around £32m profit for one season (where e no be regular starter) fit dey seen as good business.
Chelsea no want leave demsef light for central midfield. As we all know, Romeo Lavia no fit dey relied upon because of e injury record. Reece James fit play for midfield too, but you fit say the same about e consistent muscular problems. Dario Essugo, too, don get injury-disrupted debut season for Stamford Bridge. Valentin Barco dey come in, but I like Chelsea go out and get one more quality, starting-level central midfielder to boost Alonso depth for e first campaign as manager.
I like Santos, but no question e pathway to Chelsea starting XI don block. With no European football next season, the Brazilian simply no for get the chances e for like. Whether e go get dem chances for Manchester United still dey see, but I think e good move for the 22-year-old. E fit be transfer wey go come back to bite the Blues too, as £50m be quite the deal for my opinion given Santos potential.
Fernandez, I think, go stay for Chelsea dis summer. The Argentina international come on leaps and bounds last season and fit well be one of Alonso star players. I just no see club wey go pay the £120m asking price now wey Real Madrid don take giant step back. Keeping an Argentina international like Fernandez around no be bad thing, and e dey bring leadership and experience to a youthful Chelsea squad.
