Enzo Fernandez speaks out on Chelsea future after Real Madrid deny transfer interest

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez (Picture: Getty)

Enzo Fernandez

has addressed his

Chelsea

future for the first time since

Real Madrid

denied any interest in signing the Argentine midfielder.

Fernandez is keen to leave Chelsea this summer, with his agent Javier Pastore saying last week that his client is ‘exploring opportunities’ to leave Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea would reportedly demand a fee of £120m

to let the midfielder leave, having signed him from

Benfica

in January 2023 for a then-British record fee of £106million.

Real had long been seen as Fernandez’s dream move, with reports suggesting that

Jose Mourinho

was keen to sign the 25-year-old following his return to the Spanish capital.

Wow (Picture: Getty)

However, in a

staggering statement last week

, the Spanish giants insisted they have not and do not intend to make any move for the Chelsea star.

‘Real Madrid wishes to express its utmost respect for Enzo Fernández, a great footballer whose career and quality are widely known, as well as for Chelsea FC, a club with which it maintains an excellent institutional relationship,’ the statement added.

‘Precisely because of the respect that an entity like Chelsea FC deserves and because of the principles of institutional loyalty that have always governed the actions of Real Madrid, the club considers it necessary to categorically deny speculations that are unfounded and do not correspond to reality.’

Fernandez faces an uncertain future at Chelsea this summer (Picture: Getty)

Fernandez currently remains at the

World Cup

with Argentina, and scored the winner as the

defending champions came from behind to beat Egypt

and book their place in the quarter-finals.

Speaking after his side’s dramatic win, Fernandez told DAZN: ‘I have an incredible mix of feelings. I’m so grateful and privileged to be living these moments.

‘I knew Lautaro was going to take the lead, and I got into the box. He crossed it, and I went in hard.

Fernandez’s former Chelsea teammate Marc Cucurella has already joined Real Madrid (Picture: Getty)

‘I’m so happy to win, to help my teammates, my team, and to advance to the next round.’

Fernandez was also asked about his Chelsea future following the World Cup, but said it was not at the forefront of his mind right now.

‘I’m not thinking about my future right now,’ he added.

‘I’m here living this incredible moment for me, and we’ll see what happens after the World Cup.’

Argentina will take on Switzerland in the quarter-finals after they beat Colombia in a penalty shootout on Tuesday evening.

The winner of that match will take on either England or Norway for a place in next Sunday’s final in New Jersey.

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