It’s here we go time for Enzo Fernandez and Chelsea. And by “here we go” we mean Enzo is coming back into the squad on Saturday night, having finished serving his suspension, which was instituted by the club. The “here we go” of the Fernandez transfer away from Chelsea will likely come in the summer. After all, the reason Chelsea suspended him was due to his publicly pining to live in Madrid.
We’ll see if gets sold to Real Madrid or not once the summer transfer window opens.
Chelsea FC vs Manchester United FYIs
Kickoff: Saturday April 18, 8pm BST, Stamford Bridge, London, UK
Team News: Man United Chelsea FC
Premier League Standing: Chelsea FC 6th, 48 pts Manchester United 3rd, 55 pts
Google Result Probability: Man United win 31% Draw 26% Chelsea FC win 43%
Blues Team News
”The hurdle I spoke about [during Friday’s press conference] Enzo wanted to have a conversation with the leadership group,” Blues boss Liam Rosenior said on Sunday after the loss to Manchester City. “He has spoken with me, the leadership group and all of the players, and we look forward to welcoming him back.”
So we’re supposed to see Enzo Fernandez feature again on Saturday night for Manchester United. Elsewehre Reece James (hamstring/thigh) and Trevoh Chalobah (ankle/foot) are both potentially in contention to make the matchday squad, with the manager saying of the latter:
“Trevoh is working really, really hard and is back on the pitch.”
And then finally, Filip Jorgensen, Levi Colwill and Jamie Gittens remain sidelined.
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