{"id":12553,"date":"2026-05-26T07:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12553"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:35:36","slug":"second-premier-league-team-join-man-city-in-chase-for-enzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12553","title":{"rendered":"Second Premier League team join Man City in chase for Enzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea are getting ready for a battle over the future of Enzo Fernandez \u2013 and a major Premier League rival is interested.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our writer Simon Phillips has been speaking to his sources close to the Chelsea camp, and he\u2019s got some really juicy stuff.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s written a long piece about the future of Enzo Fernandez \u2013 who the Blues apparently now accept is going to be leaving. One possibility mentioned is truly chilling, adding a Premier League rival to the list that already includes PSG and Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal interested in Chelsea star<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s the bombshell from his Substack page:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSPTC Sources can reveal that Arsenal have also made an enquiry to sign Fernandez, but any move there at this time has been ruled out to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Annoyingly, we have to admit, he\u2019s such an Arsenal player. We can just see him in that kit. He would fit nicely into that team and the goals they need to go to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily we just can\u2019t see Chelsea selling him there \u2013 unless there are no other offers close to what they want.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>There could be a major turnaround under Xabi Alonso next season, or at least that\u2019s what one Premier League CEO is saying after seeing how things have shaken out at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea didn\u2019t take some first half chances against Sunderland on Sunday and this was blamed for their defeat by their captain after the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! 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