{"id":12456,"date":"2026-05-25T19:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12456"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:54:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:54:03","slug":"enzo-fernandez-wants-ucl-football-with-chelsea-future-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12456","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Fernandez wants UCL football with Chelsea future in doubt"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chelsea could be in more bother this summer after they failed to secure any European football for next season.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Champions League qualification had already gone, it was not possible to get that on the final day of the season yesterday. But they could have secured Europa League qualification as an alternative. They couldn\u2019t even manage that though, losing 2-1 to Sunderland yesterday and allowing them to leapfrog Chelsea in the table. All Chelsea needed was a draw.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea have now finished 10th in the Premier League for this season, and it will come as no surprise to start hearing about discontent from the players and certain players wanting out.<\/p>\n

Enzo Fernandez has been one of Chelsea\u2019s better performers this season, but I can\u2019t see him staying at Chelsea now this summer. We do not match his ambitions right now, one of which is to continue playing in the UCL.<\/p>\n

Jacobs on Fernandez<\/h2>\n
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Enzo Fernandez seems to wave goodbye. (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Journalist Ben Jacobs wrote on X last night:<\/p>\n

\u201cEnzo Fernandez made a gesture to Chelsea fans at full-time following the defeat to Sunderland that could be interpreted as a goodbye.<\/p>\n

\u201cFernandez would welcome a bid from Real Madrid, while some informal and formative talks have taken place with Manchester City.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wants to play #UCL, with Chelsea\u2019s poor season leaving them in a weaker position to persuade Fernandez to sign a new deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, Chelsea won\u2019t consider a sale this summer for a book loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other news today<\/h2>\n

You can check out our full match report of the embarrassing 2-1 defeat away at Sunderland in our final game of the season from yesterday, as terrible as it was.<\/p>\n

Interim boss Calum McFarlane keeps telling us the Chelsea players are trying their hardest \u2013 we\u2019re not seeing the evidence of that \u2013 because it\u2019s a load of nonsense.<\/p>\n

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