posing for photos with fans<\/a>with a couple declaring: “We wait for you next year” and “To Madrid, please Enzo, we need you.”<\/p>\nLast month, the Argentina international was caught up in a controversy after admitting he would ‘love’ to live in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n
“I’d like to live in Spain, I really like Madrid; it reminds me of Buenos Aires,” he told Avirales YouTube channel. “Players live where they want, I’d live in Madrid.<\/p>\n
“I get by in English but I’d be more comfortable in Spanish.”<\/p>\n
His comments didn’t sit well with the club or the fanbase, especially given previous rumours linking him with a move to Madrid.<\/p>\n
FOLLOW OUR CHELSEA FB PAGE!<\/strong> <\/strong>Latest Blues news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nAs a result, the midfielder was left out of Chelsea’s FA Cup match against Port Vale and their Premier League fixture against Manchester City by former manager Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n
“We think a line was crossed,” the former head coach explained. “It’s not ideal. A lot of it stemmed from a really difficult ten days, probably the most difficult ten days of my career.<\/p>\n
“As a person and player, I have the utmost respect for Enzo Fernandez.”<\/p>\n
Rosenior was dismissed last week after seven defeats in an eight\u2011game spell as Blues head coach, with his 107\u2011day tenure ending in last Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat away at Brighton.<\/p>\n
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