{"id":12817,"date":"2026-05-27T11:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12817"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:19:17","slug":"enzo-fernandez-joining-man-city-this-summer-a-concrete-topic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12817","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Fernandez joining Man City this summer a &#8216;concrete topic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>News in from Sky Germany suggests that Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez leaving this summer is \u201ca concrete topic.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>All I seem to be writing about right now is around some of Chelsea\u2019s top players leaving the club this summer. Of course, it\u2019s all just rumours at this point, but it\u2019s not very convincing to be hearing all these links about Chelsea players apparently wanting to leave the club, or having their heads turned by interest coming in for them at least.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea hold talks with Premier League club regarding FIVE transfer deals this summer!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We all know the situation around Fernandez, he\u2019s been flirting with Real Madrid this season and it seems pretty clear to me that if a club comes in and pays what Chelsea want, then he will absolutely be leaving this summer.<\/p>\n<p>His former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is going to Manchester City, so there is now obvious links there coming up.<\/p>\n<h2>Fernandez to City?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160667 has-webp\" alt=\"Enzo Fernandez seems to wave goodbye.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-24T184024.301.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/675;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enzo Fernandez seems to wave goodbye. (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sky Germany\u2019s Florian Plettenberg reports on X:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnzo Fernandez leaving Chelsea and a possible move to Manchester City remain a concrete topic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnzo Maresca is still desperate to sign him. He sees him as a type of player City currently do not have in the squad. #MCFC<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain also have him on their shortlist.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGet rid\u201d \u2013 Chelsea have been told to sell Marc Cucurella this summer, who apparently doesn\u2019t seem \u201cbothered\u201d by team\u2019s collapse..<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea had a number of players in form in the Autumn \u2013 by the end of the season they had just 1 in the 20 highest rated. A few stats to have a browse through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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