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Chelsea: Enzo Fernandez sorry for Madrid comments but will miss Man City, says Liam Rosenior
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez will remain unavailable for the upcoming home match against Manchester City despite apologising for recent comments about Madrid, head coach Liam Rosenior says.
Fernandez was handed a two-match internal ban by the club last week after he gave an interview during the international break in which he expressed his admiration for the city of Madrid.
The Argentine has repeatedly been linked with a move to La Liga club Real Madrid.
His agent, Javier Pastore, said this week that "we cleared the air" with Chelsea after Fernandez missed last Saturday's 7-0 FA Cup victory against Port Vale, and had hoped that the ban would be reduced to one match.
Enzo Fernández has apologised, but still out vs. Man City – Chelsea's Liam Rosenior
Steve Nicol and Craig Burley question Chelsea's decision to bench Enzo Fernandez for two games while leaving Marc Cucurella unpunished for comments in interviews. (1:59)
Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has confirmed that Enzo Fernández has apologised for his comments about a move to Real Madrid, but that the midfielder will still miss Sunday's game against Manchester City.
Fernández cast doubt on his future at Chelsea in an interview with ESPN Argentina after the Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, and then during the international break, when he said: "I'd like to live in Spain, I really like Madrid."
Rosenior has confirmed that Fernández has now apologised, but that the club will not overturn an internal two-match suspension. He missed the FA Cup quarterfinal against Port Vale and is still unavailable for a crunch Premier League clash on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.
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Chelsea’s Premier League break was well timed. Now the real test of the Enzo Fernandez aftermath begins
Enzo Fernandez (left) publicly questioned decisions made by Chelsea's hierarchy Robin Jones/Getty Images
After the comfort of an easy FA Cup win over Port Vale, the true test of whether Chelsea’s problems are actually over is upon us.
Head coach Liam Rosenior had an ideal fixture last weekend to ensure some of the scrutiny disappeared for a few days. A home quarter-final tie against a side at the bottom of League One could not have been timed any better, as the 7-0 victory over Port Vale proved.
It ended a run of four successive defeats, a streak Chelsea have only experienced twice this century, but it was not on the pitch where the real problems lay. The drama off the field during the international break caused a lot more damage, with two senior players, Enzo Fernandez and Marc Cucurella, both publicly questioning decisions made by the hierarchy, particularly relating to the departure of previous head coach Enzo Maresca in January.
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