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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Soccer: Chelsea boss Alonso gives little away on Fernandez future amid transfer talk

LONDON: Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said midfielder Enzo Fernandez was ​preparing well for their ​Premier League opener at Fulham on Monday, but stopped ​short of confirming whether the Argentine had told him he wanted to stay amid transfer speculation.

British media reported last week that Chelsea had given Manchester City ‌until August ⁠14 ⁠to meet their 120 million pounds ($163.52 million) valuation of Fernandez, who joined from ​Benfica in January 2023 on an 8-1/2-year contract for a then-British record fee ​of 106.8 million pounds.

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