Enzo Fernandez’s Chelsea profession is over however Actual Madrid ought to steer clear
Gabby Agbonlahor has backed Liam Rosenior’s choice to drop Enzo Fernandez and insisted Actual Madrid won’t shell out to signal him.
Blues boss Rosenior introduced on Friday that he had suspended vice-captain Fernandez for his facet’s subsequent two video games, after fuelling rumours he may go away to affix the Spanish giants.
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The midfielder appeared to forged doubt over his Chelsea future in latest weeks, with LaLiga giants Actual touted as his potential subsequent vacation spot.
Requested in a latest interview if he may reside abroad, Fernandez replied: “I actually like Madrid, it is much like Buenos Aires.”
This got here after he appeared to criticise the membership’s board following their 8-2 combination defeat to Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League.
talkSPORT understands Fernandez’s dream transfer is Actual Madrid, whereas he joined a brand new administration company in December, which relies within the Spanish capital.
However his public feedback have now landed him in scorching water, with the Blues star set to overlook their FA Cup go to of Port Vale on Saturday, and their essential Premier League conflict with Manchester Metropolis every week later.
Confirming the choice, Rosenior mentioned in a press convention: “I spoke with Enzo an hour in the past. As a soccer membership, with me as a part of that course of, we have decided.
“He will not be accessible for tomorrow’s video games, and he will not be accessible for Manchester Metropolis subsequent Sunday.”
Rosenior additionally added that he felt a ‘line was crossed’ by Fernandez, however insisted the sanction doesn’t imply his Chelsea profession is over.
Agbonlahor reacts to Fernandez suspension
talkSPORT understands Chelsea’s homeowners help Rosenior’s name and consider it as robust management, instilling self-discipline and requirements.
And it is not simply the Blues board who really feel this fashion, with ex-Premier League ahead Agbonlahor slamming Fernandez for his latest behaviour, insisting his head coach was proper to take motion.
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On the choice to drop him, he instructed talkSPORT: “I prefer it.
“It exhibits no participant is larger than the membership, and other people have been mocking Liam Rosenior that he is a yes-man, that is why they introduced him in.
“However he is made a large choice right here as a result of Enzo Fernandez, World Cup winner, in all probability a giant character within the dressing room to drop him for 2 essential video games.
“Sure, Port Vale, they win with out him, however Manchester Metropolis is a vital sport – Chelsea want high 5.
“They want their greatest gamers, so to drop him for that, I charge it extremely from Liam Rosenior and the soccer membership.”
Fernandez is not the one Chelsea participant to make a sequence of bombshell feedback lately, with Marc Cucurella additionally showing to hit out on the membership’s board, in addition to leaving the door open to a Barcelona return.
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However Agbonlahor slammed the pair for this, and instructed them to concentrate on serving to the Blues get by means of a tough interval, which has seen them slip to sixth within the Premier League desk.
He raged: “These gamers must cease.
“Rodri did it a number of weeks in the past as effectively. Cease speaking about different soccer golf equipment. [Marc] Cucurella as effectively. Shut up and get your membership out of the mess that they are in.”
Agbonlahor: Actual Madrid do not want Fernandez
Each Fernandez and Cucurella have appeared to query Chelsea’s possession choices, together with their youth-centric switch coverage and permitting former boss Enzo Maresca to go away the membership in January.
Nevertheless, talkSPORT understands that Rosenior has spoken to the membership about strengthening his squad in the summertime, with senior gamers being knowledgeable of this and on board, together with captain Reece James, who lately penned a brand new long-term deal.
And Agbonlahor refused to entertain any speak that Fernandez’s outburst was prompted by Chelsea failing to match his ambition.
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Slamming the Blues star’s behaviour, he mentioned: “What if he is pondering like that? Communicate to the soccer membership. Cease doing interviews.
“These gamers are going away with worldwide responsibility and so they’re talking to native media and simply saying no matter they need.
“There’s acquired to be punishments [for] talking like that. I did not like how Cucurella spoke. I did not like how Rodri spoke a number of weeks in the past about, ‘Oh, Actual Madrid are the largest membership’.”
“These gamers are actually promoting themselves out for like, ‘please come and get me’. Actual Madrid do not want any of you.”
And whereas Fernandez joined Chelsea for a then British file £106.8million in January 2023, Agbonlahor insisted Actual Madrid won’t stump up the eye-watering sum for him.
Agbonlahor mentioned: “Actual Madrid don’t want Enzo Fernandez. Actual Madrid won’t pay what Chelsea would need, over £107m they paid for Enzo Fernandez.
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“Shut up, get your membership into the Champions League. Win an FA Cup together with your membership, put in higher performances.
“So I do not blame the soccer membership and Liam Rosenior for saying come on, you take the mick a bit now.”
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