{"id":3653,"date":"2026-05-04T05:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3653"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:05:11","slug":"if-chelsea-have-to-sell-enzo-fernandez-or-teammate-the-choice-is-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3653","title":{"rendered":"If Chelsea have to sell Enzo Fernandez or teammate, the choice is clear"},"content":{"rendered":"


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For as important as Enzo Fernandez is to Chelsea, he may not be at Stamford Bridge for much longer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fernandez and Chelsea are set to hold more contract talks at the end of the season, but if they break down, the midfielder could be off.<\/p>\n

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All of the uncertainty surrounding his future has a lot of Blues fans talking as they prepare for a possible exit this summer. <\/p>\n

Chelsea must keep Cole Palmer at all costs \u2014 even if it means selling Enzo Fernandez<\/h2>\n

Not all Chelsea supporters expect Fernandez to depart. In fact, on TalkingPoints, one fan is confident that he will still be at the club next season and would actually prefer it if Cole Palmer left instead!<\/p>\n

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You can only keep one, Enzo Fernandez or Cole Palmer. Who are you choosing?<\/h3>\n

Tell us who but also why!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The view was shared after The Chelsea Chronicle<\/strong> came up with a potential starting XI under Xabi Alonso that did not include Fernandez.<\/p>\n

Alonso is one candidate for the Chelsea job following Liam Rosenior\u2019s sacking last month.<\/p>\n

Whoever is in charge of the Club World Cup winners next season will want to have both Palmer and Fernandez in their squad.<\/p>\n

However, if they had to choose between the two for whatever reason, Palmer is the only correct answer.<\/p>\n

Fernandez is obviously having a better season than him. But a fit Palmer playing in the right position and system is unstoppable. The attacking midfielder showed that in his first two campaigns at Chelsea.<\/p>\n

In the 2023\/24 season, Palmer scored 25 goals and provided 15 assists in 45 appearances. That is an incredible 40 goal contributions in a single campaign. <\/p>\n

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What will Xabi Alonso go with if he gets the Chelsea job, a back three or back four? \ud83e\uddd0<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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A year later, the Englishman scored 18 goals and set up another 14 in 52 outings. These are numbers that Fernandez can only dream of reaching.<\/p>\n

Under Enzo Maresca, Fernandez developed into a really good attacking player. But if you have to pick one for the No.10 position, it has to be Palmer, who is a goal and assist machine.<\/p>\n

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