{"id":15457,"date":"2026-07-08T17:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15457"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:17:46","slug":"from-what-im-aware-romano-issues-fresh-update-on-man-citys-talks-with-chelsea-over-120m-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15457","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;From What I&#8217;m Aware&#8221; &#8211; Romano Issues Fresh Update On Man City&#8217;s Talks With Chelsea Over \u00a3120M Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Man City \u201care not in active talks\u201d with Chelsea over signing midfielder Enzo Fernandez, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano said that the Argentinian international\u2019s future will not be resolved until the player returns from the World Cup:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/mancitynews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?240402-33626\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Man City News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe situation will be discussed after the World Cup. So during the World Cup, nothing will change for Enzo Fernandez. The agent of the player, Javier Pastore, will talk to Chelsea after the World Cup to try and understand which one could be the best solution for all parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember that this story started because Chelsea and Enzo were not able to reach an agreement on new contract since end of November, beginning of December, so the contract is still a problem between Enzo Fernandez and Chelsea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, let me tell you once again: after the Real Madrid statement, I saw some stories of Manchester City. From what I\u2019m aware, Manchester City are not in active talks to sign Enzo Fernandez at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Man City do want a 2nd midfield addition<\/h2>\n<p>Despite splashing out \u00a3116m on Nottingham Forest\u2019s Elliot Anderson, it is believed that the Cityzens are looking to reinforce their options in the middle of the park even further.<\/p>\n<p>Romano has revealed that Enzo Maresca\u2019s side have also been in discussions with the agent of Lille\u2019s <strong>Ayyoub Bouaddi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It suggests a move for the Moroccan international is more likely than one for Fernandez at the moment. The Chelsea star\u2019s reported \u00a3120m asking price may have something to do with that.<\/p>\n<p>Get a brand new 26\/27 Man City home shirt from Fanatics here<\/p>\n<h2>Fernandez\u2019s Chelsea teammate IS a target<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"e8c3ce70f1ad837bdffb21e2453272b6\" v=\"f216f6d5d0b6ef819f6e02bf8357cefd\" image-id=\"XhXPlYh51BKO\" theme=\"iy-theme\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 1.3334246575342465; max-width: 4867px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>While the midfielder is currently not an option for City, it is believed that another Chelsea player is on the Manchester club\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n<p>An approach for Malo Gusto has been seriously considered, but the Frenchman\u2019s current \u00a375m valuation is believed to be too high, so an offer may only be tabled if Chelsea are prepared to accept a lower figure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man City? 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