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 spoke openly about Madrid in an interview with ESPN Argentina, and then during the international break when he said: “I’d like to live in Spain, I really like Madrid.”
Rosenior said that Fernández has now apologised, but that the club are still sanctioning him and — after previously being dropped for the FA Cup quarterfinal against Port Vale — he will be unavailable for a crunch Premier League clash on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.
“I’ve had three or four really good conversations with Enzo,” Rosenior said. “He’s apologised to me, he’s apologised to the club. We’ll deal with that after a massive game on Sunday.
“It was a serious meeting about something very serious. Every single step along this way, I’m not questioning Enzo’s character, him as a person. I believe people make mistakes. But you can’t overstep the punishment for a mistake.
“What I want for Enzo is to go on from here to have an outstanding career.
“He won’t play on Sunday. Hopefully after that, he will play a massive part. There are a few hurdles we need to overcome.”
