Enzo Fernandez to be dropped for two games following his recent comments | OneFootball

Enzo Fernandez will not play in Chelsea’s FA Cup game against Port Vale, or against Manchester City next week, following recent comments he made in interviews.

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior says Fernandez “crossed a line” with his comments.

The midfielder admitted he would like to live in Madrid, in an interview with Marcos Giles, an Argentinian media personality.

He also told ESPN Argentina after Chelsea’s Champions League defeat to PSG that he did not know whether he would remain at the club next season.

“I don’t know, there are eight games left and the FA Cup,” the 25-year-old said.

“There’s the World Cup and then we’ll see.”

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Explaining his decision, Rosenior said: “Yes, we spoke with Enzo an hour ago. As a football club, with me as part of that process, we’ve made a decision. He won’t be available for tomorrow’s game and he won’t be available for Manchester City on Sunday.

“I think for Enzo, it’s disappointing to speak in that way. What I will say about Enzo is in terms of him as a character, as a person, I’ve got no bad words to say about him. But I think a line was crossed in terms of our culture and what we want to build. So we had to make a sanction and that was a decision we’ve made.

“Enzo, firstly, as a character, as a person, as a player, I have the utmost respect for Enzo Fernandez. What he’s achieved in his career, the player that he is, he’s frustrated because he wanted Chelsea Football Club to be successful this year.

2He still wants that and we still count him. In terms of the decision, I’ve said this from day one, it’s not all about just me. It’s not all about the sporting directors or the ownership or the players. We are aligned in every decision that we make.

“So it was a joint decision. I’m saying that the door is not closed on Enzo. That’s very important. It’s a sanction. You have to protect, especially this football club, it’s a winning football club with traditions of success.

“You have to protect that culture. I think in terms of that, the line was crossed in the international break.

“I can’t speak for him. What I do know is that when he’s been on the pitch, even at Everton, when we lost the game, a really disappointing performance, there was no lack of commitment in his performance. There was no lack of wanting the club to do well.

“In terms of speaking for him or what he wants in his future, that’s not for me to speak about. I want to focus on a massive game tomorrow, where if we win, we can make an FA Cup semi-final. I want to focus on us still making the Champions League, which is a big possibility.”

Rosenior also revealed he had an honest conversation with Marc Cucurella, following comments he also made in a recent interview.

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