Chelsea keep Enzo Fernandez after Man City miss £120m deadline
What's next: City can still bid before the Sept. 1 window closes, but Chelsea now expect their vice-captain to stay.
Chelsea expect Enzo Fernandez to remain at Stamford Bridge after Manchester City failed to submit a £120 million offer by the club’s 5 p.m. BST Friday deadline. Fernandez had emerged as City’s preferred replacement if Rodri leaves for Barcelona, but no formal bid arrived in time. City have already rejected two Barcelona offers for Rodri and expect another, with the Spain midfielder entering the final year of his contract. The transfer picture remains fluid before the Sept. 1 deadline, with City also nearing a sale of Tijjani Reijnders to Al-Qadsiah for about £51 million and pursuing Lille teenager Ayyoub Bouaddi.