Chelsea will keep Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez out of Sunday\u2019s Premier League match against Manchester City, manager Liam Rosenior confirmed at his Friday press conference. Fern\u00e1ndez remains suspended after the club imposed an internal ban that saw him miss the FA Cup thrashing of Port Vale.<\/p>\n
Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s agent, Javier Pastore, initially called it \u201ccompletely unfair\u201d but has also since apologized after admitting the player was \u201cwrong\u201d to say what he did. Rosenior said there have been \u201creally good chats\u201d with Fern\u00e1ndez and that the player has apologized to both Rosenior and the wider club.<\/p>\n
With Reece James injured, Fern\u00e1ndez would have captained Chelsea. Rosenior was clear that the decision to omit the 2022 World Cup winner from the City tie stands for now. \u201cI, and we, want Enzo to go and have an amazing career. He won\u2019t play on Sunday but hopefully he will be part of the group going forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The manager added that the club will hold further discussions after the big game. \u201cWe\u2019ll deal with that after a massive game on Sunday. It\u2019s a serious meeting about something serious. I\u2019m not questioning his character or who he is as a person but I believe people make mistakes and you can\u2019t overstep the punishment for the mistake. There\u2019s a few obstacles we still need to get through but I won\u2019t go into that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chelsea navigated the match against Port Vale without Fern\u00e1ndez, but the decision to keep him out against Manchester City underlines the club\u2019s stated emphasis on discipline. The player has served an initial two-game internal suspension and has apologised, yet Rosenior emphasised there are no guarantees about an immediate return to the lineup.<\/p>\n
Speculation about Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s next club continues to circulate in the background. Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are the most spoken about destinations, though the draft notes potential complications for both clubs. The article also references wider transfer-market context and comparisons with players such as Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 when discussing transfer value and club budgets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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