Manchester City and Arsenal approached for Chelsea player – would be controversial

chelseaEnzo Fernandez could join and stay in the Premier League Manchester City Or armory in this summer.

The Argentina international believes his time at Chelsea is over and he wants to join a new club.

Manchester City and Arsenal both have options for the midfielder, while Real Madrid are also in the picture.

Last week, Sports Witness Covered claims from Spain Los Blancos are focusing on the 25-year-old after Mateus Fernandes defected to Tottenham Hotspur. The Chelsea star is also interested in joining the Spanish giants.

Manchester City and Arsenal behind Real Madrid

Sportitalia journalist Gianluigi Longari took xFormerly known as Twitter, to cover the latest on the Premier League pairing.

They claim Enzo Fernandez is pushing to leave Chelsea, but his position has not been made clear.

This is because the former Benfica player is preferring Real Madrid, who have not yet made an offer. This is unlikely to happen unless the La Liga team removes one of its current midfielders. Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchoumeni are both candidates to step down.

Longari then provides an update on Manchester City and Arsenal and makes it clear that this is his own information.

Enzo Maresca's team and the English champions have both made contacts to ask about Fernandez. It is unclear whether he contacted Chelsea, his camp or both.

The journalist may have gathered this information from Fernandez's representative, Javier Pastore, who played for AS Roma during his playing career and is constantly talking about the move.

Agent opens door to Chelsea exit

Mark We spoke to Javier Pastore to find out if Enzo Fernandez could join Real Madrid.

When responding to this, the agent confirmed the player's desire to leave Chelsea this summer.

"At the moment, the player is completely focused on the national team; he is playing in the World Cup and is very close to reaching the Round of 16... That's all he is thinking about, while we consider the possibility of leaving Chelsea, although there is nothing concrete or confirmed with any club yet," He said.

It remains to be seen whether Chelsea would be willing to let the South American join Manchester City or Arsenal.

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- Sports Witness (@Sport_Witness) 1 July 2026