Enzo Fernandez holds clear-the-air talks with Chelsea after flirting with Real Madrid - as rebel star serves two-game ban handed out by Liam Rosenior
Enzo Fernandez has apologised and held peace talks with Chelsea after using the last international break to flirt with Real Madrid, according to his agent, Javier Pastore.
Interviews conducted by Fernandez while away with the Argentina national team saw the vice-captain hit with a two-game ban by his own club as they believed his comments crossed a line.
Having already missed their FA Cup quarter-final victory over Port Vale, Chelsea last night were not commenting on whether Fernandez’s apology will be enough to save him from suspension against Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.
Blues boss Liam Rosenior, who was involved in sanctioning the £106.8million midfielder, will need to answer that question at his pre-City press conference this afternoon.
Fernandez’s representative, Pastore, initially blasted Chelsea’s punishment as ‘completely unfair’ and suggested they will ‘explore’ a summer move if the Blues do not hand his client a new deal.
However, Pastore has backtracked on those comments in another interview, conducted with French football website Top Mercato at Fedex's Move Like A Pro event, in which he said: ‘We made peace yesterday and the day before between Chelsea and the player. There was never really a problem.
Enzo Fernandez has held clear-the-air talks with Chelsea after his comments during the international break
The player's agent Javier Pastore has given another interview in quick succession confirming that Fernandez and his club are on the same wavelength
‘We have cleared things up. What happened, happened. We explained to the player that, even if he did nothing wrong, he should not have said that.
‘He is only 25 years old. He is still young and still has things to learn. We explained to the club that he said it without any malice and that he was wrong to do so.
‘He naturally apologised to the club, his team-mates, the manager, the sporting director – everyone. We are all on the same page. It was simply a matter of clearing up a misunderstanding.’
Fernandez, 25, is contracted to Chelsea until 2032. He had used the international break to reveal how much he would love to live in Madrid while hailing Real legends Toni Kroos and Luka Modric.
This followed him previously admitting he does not know if he will still be with Chelsea beyond this summer and criticising the club for splitting with his former manager, Enzo Maresca.
