Enzo Fernandez dropped from Chelsea squad over Real Madrid move comments

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has dropped Enzo Fernandez from the squad for their next two games after comments in which the midfielder fuelled speculation over a move to Real Madrid in the summer. Fernandez said after Chelsea’s Champions League defeat to Paris St-Germain that he did not know whether he would remain at the club next season, saying: “There are eight games left and the FA Cup . There's the World Cup and then we'll see.

” The Argentine then commented in a recent interview than he would “like to live in Spain, I really like Madrid. It’s similar to Buenos Aires. ” Rosenior and the Chelsea hierarchy have responded by dropping Fernandez for their upcoming FA Cup quarter-final against Port Vale and Premier League clash against Manchester City next Sunday, saying “a line was crossed”.

Rosenior said on Friday: “I spoke with Enzo about an hour ago. As a football club, with me as part of the decision, he won't be available for tomorrow's game or Manchester City next Sunday. “It's disappointing for Enzo to speak that way.

I have got no bad words to say about him but a line was crossed but a line was crossed in terms of our culture and what we want to build. “Enzo, firstly, as a character, a person and a player, I have the utmost respect for what he has achieved and what he is as a player. He's frustrated because he wants us to be successful.