Enzo Fernandez issues fresh Real Madrid statement after Chelsea exit hints

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·30. März 2026

Enzo Fernandez issues fresh Real Madrid statement after Chelsea exit hints

Argentine has repeated interest in a move to Spain

Chelsea vice-captain Enzo Fernandez has further fuelled transfer talk of a summer move to Real Madrid.

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The Argentine has not shied away from speculation over his future, having earlier this month cast doubt over staying at Chelsea following the club's exit from the Champions League.

Asked by ESPN Argentina whether he would be a Blues player next season, Fernandez said: “I don't know. Right now I'm focused on here, then there's the World Cup, and we'll see.”

A few days later, Fernandez reiterated that stance to the same publication when confirming there had been "no talks" with Real Madrid over a summer move, adding: "Right now I'm focused on Chelsea, we'll see after the World Cup.”

I’d like to live in Spain, I really like Madrid; it reminds me of Buenos Aires

Enzo Fernandez

Fernandez has now sat down for an interview on YouTube, where he was asked about where he would choose to live if he were to leave London.

"I’d like to live in Spain, I really like Madrid; it reminds me of Buenos Aires," he replied.

"Players live where they want. I’d live in Madrid. I get by in English, but I’d be more comfortable in Spanish."

Asked more directly about his future in football, World Cup winner Fernandez hopes to return to Argentina before starting to wind his career down.

"I’ll go back to River, but not to retire – I want to return while I’m still at my best,” he said.