Why is Enzo Fernandez not playing for Chelsea vs. Port Vale?
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior said Enzo Fernandez crossed a line with his comments on a possible move to Real Madrid.
Chelsea will face Port Vale in the FA Cup quarterfinal on Saturday without key midfielder Enzo Fernández. Fernández is not injured, but instead been dropped for disciplinary reasons. Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior said the Argentine would miss Saturday's game as well as next weekend's Premier League match against Manchester City due to comments about a potential transfer to Real Madrid.
"I spoke with Enzo an hour ago. We've made a decision - he won't be available for tomorrow's game and he won't be available for Manchester City," Rosenior said at his press conference on Friday. "It's disappointing to speak in that way.
What I will say about Enzo is that, in terms of him as a person, I've got no bad words to say. "But a line was crossed in terms of our culture. We had to make a sanction.
" Fernández has raised eyebrows with his comments recently, first telling ESPN Argentina"I don't know" when asked if he would still be at Chelsea next season. Then the 25-year-old told Argentine media personality Marcos Giles: "I really like Madrid - it's similar to Buenos Aires. " Asked if he would consider living in Madrid, Fernández responded: "Yes, of course.