Chelsea appear increasingly resigned to losing Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez this summer amid intense transfer speculation. The club are seemingly demanding \u00a3120 million, but a straight cash payment of that size could put Real Madrid off. Including a Madrid player in a swap would be a more palatable option for Los Blancos.<\/p>\n
With Xabi Alonso now in charge at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have a manager who knows which former Madrid players he might want to reunite with in west London. Below are five names from Madrid\u2019s recent squads who could be proposed as makeweights in any Fern\u00e1ndez deal.<\/p>\n
Arda G\u00fcler<\/strong> was a clear favourite of Alonso during his seven-month spell at the Bernab\u00e9u. Under Alonso no player made more appearances than G\u00fcler\u2019s 34, during which he produced four goals and 10 assists. The T\u00fcrkiye international was used in a variety of positions but primarily in midfield, both as an advanced No. 10 and as a deeper playmaker. \u201cWhen he calls you into his office and explains something about tactics, it\u2019s very difficult not to be convinced,\u201d G\u00fcler recently revealed when speaking about Alonso. If Madrid\u2019s next manager, almost certainly Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, promises G\u00fcler a key role, a move to a Chelsea side without European football might be less attractive. Still, Chelsea would be right to test both club and player.<\/p>\n Eduardo Camavinga<\/strong> made a weaker impression on Alonso and was used just 19 times prior to \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa\u2019s mid-season arrival. Madrid no longer view him as untouchable after a testing campaign and critics highlighted inconsistent performances. Camavinga\u2019s versatility, capable of operating in central midfield and at left back, and his experience make him a realistic makeweight, particularly if omission from the France squad for this summer\u2019s World Cup motivates a change of scenery.<\/p>\n Federico Valverde<\/strong> would be the ideal midfield target. The 27-year-old Uruguayan has been a mainstay for Madrid over the past five seasons and is a two-time Champions League winner. Madrid appear unlikely to entertain a swap involving Valverde, though there have been murmurs of a softer stance. A training ground bust-up with Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni that left Valverde hospitalised has affected perceptions, and reported interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City has been noted.<\/p>\n Jacobo Ram\u00f3n<\/strong> is no longer a Madrid player but could still be part of talks. The 21-year-old joined Como last summer, made 32 Serie A appearances, and helped the club qualify for the Champions League under ex-Chelsea midfielder Cesc F\u00e0bregas. Madrid hold a buyback clause of $9.4 million (\u00a37 million) this summer; his market value is reported to be around four times that figure, making him a potentially useful negotiating asset.<\/p>\n Victor Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong> is another young player Madrid sold last summer. The academy graduate joined Osasuna, registered 12 goal involvements and earned a place on Spain\u2019s World Cup roster. He could return to Madrid for $9.5 million (\u00a37.1 million) and interest from Barcelona could prompt Los Blancos to re-sign him and then move him on to help facilitate any Fern\u00e1ndez transfer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chelsea could include five Real Madrid players in a swap to reduce a \u00a3120 million fee for Enzo this<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[190,987],"tags":[1446,1721,1637],"class_list":["post-14120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea","category-real-madrid","tag-academy","tag-arda-guler","tag-assists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}