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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jacob Steinberg

‘Enzo is a Chelsea player,’ says Alonso but doesn’t guarantee Fernández’s future

Enzo Fernández runs in pre-season game
Enzo Fernández could still leave Chelsea before the transfer window closes on 1 September. Photograph: Paul Dennis/TGS Photo/Shutterstock

Xabi Alonso has refused to offer any guarantee that Chelsea will hold firm if Manchester City try to sign Enzo Fernández.

Fernández’s future remains up in the air and the prospect of him leaving Stamford Bridge has not gone away, even though Chelsea’s unofficial deadline for clubs to make written bids of £120m for the 25-year-old Argentina midfielder has already passed. City, who are also tracking Roma’s Manu Koné, have targeted Fernández as part of their midfield rebuild after Rodri’s move to Barcelona and are weighing up whether to make a move before the transfer window shuts.

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