Xabi Alonso said it was "decided" that Enzo Fernandez would not be in Chelsea's squad to face Luton Town in the Carabao Cup, despite saying the previous day that he expected the midfielder to be involved.
Fernandez has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City this summer and Enzo Maresca's side are expected to return with an offer for the Argentina international despite missing an informal deadline earlier this month.
Fernandez is not in Chelsea's squad to face Luton (Getty)
The fee Chelsea would consider to sell Fernandez is around £120m and the transfer deadline closes next Tuesday. Manchester City's midfield rebuild is not yet done despite spending around £200m on signing Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Alonso named a strong team to face Luton, selecting both Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers, both Fernandez was not in the squad depsite the new Chelsea manager saying he expected him to be included on Wednesday.
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Fernandez has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City this summer and Enzo Maresca's side are expected to return with an offer for the Argentina international despite missing an informal deadline earlier this month.
Fernandez is not in Chelsea's squad to face Luton (Getty)
The fee Chelsea would consider to sell Fernandez is around £120m and the transfer deadline closes next Tuesday. Manchester City's midfield rebuild is not yet done despite spending around £200m on signing Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Alonso named a strong team to face Luton, selecting both Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers, both Fernandez was not in the squad depsite the new Chelsea manager saying he expected him to be included on Wednesday.
#fernandez #despite #manchester #Chelsea
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