Chelsea need Elliot Anderson to exchange Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea have earmarked Nottingham Forest midfielder Enzo Fernandez as a possible alternative for Enzo Fernandez if he departs the membership subsequent summer time, as per Fichajes. 

Fernandez was amongst Chelsea’s first high-profile arrivals because the Clearlake takeover of the London membership, finishing a then-British-record switch to Stamford Bridge from Portuguese giants Benfica in January 2023.

Though his arrival coincided with the Blues’ poor run of outcomes that marketing campaign, which noticed them end twelfth, he has remained a significant cog within the squad and performed a basic function of their latest surge that noticed them attain the 2024 Carabao Cup last and UEFA Champions League qualification, in addition to final season’s Convention League and Membership World Cup trophies.

Nonetheless, the London giants are in a dip in type, with Champions League qualification now trying much more troublesome as inconsistent outcomes have led to a stern battle with Liverpool and Aston Villa for the highest six.

Speculations have now grown over the Blues’ vice-captain’s future on the membership after offering uncertainty on whether or not he could be on the membership subsequent season following Chelsea’s 3-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

In keeping with Fichajes, Enzo is attracting eager curiosity from a number of prime European golf equipment, together with Actual Madrid and Manchester Metropolis.

Enzo stays ‘totally dedicated’ to Chelsea

Because of this, Chelsea at the moment are planning for his potential departure and have earmarked Forest’s Anderson as his ‘superb alternative’, in line with the report.

The report provides that the Blues consider that the 23-year-old completely suits into Liam Rosenior’s system, who sees him as the proper companion to type a midfield partnership with Moisés Caicedo.

It seems Chelsea need to speed up efforts to signal him forward of subsequent summer time, as Fichajes claims that the world champions are making ready to submit an audacious formal supply price as much as £86m in a bid to get the deal over the road.

Nonetheless, the West Londoners face fierce competitors for Anderson’s signature from Manchester Metropolis and Manchester United, though Rosenior’s facet are ‘assured’ of touchdown him by providing him a number one function in his group, Fichajes provides.

Amid speculations over Enzo’s future in latest days, the Chelsea boss has come out to make clear that the Argentine worldwide is ‘totally dedicated’ to the membership, and his assertion after the PSG loss could have been misconstrued, so it’ll be fascinating to see how the state of affairs performs out in the summertime.