Football: Madrid prefers London: Chelsea suspends world champions

The 25-year-old Fernández said in a podcast that he would like to live in Madrid, which fueled speculation about a possible move to Real Madrid. He had previously left it open in his statements as to whether he would stay at Chelsea beyond the end of the season. Fernández is under contract with the Blues, who paid an estimated 120 million euros to Benfica Lisbon in 2023, until 2032.

Has a “boundary been crossed”?

“I think a line has been crossed in terms of our corporate culture and our goals,” said Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior, according to the statement: “Therefore we had to impose sanctions and that is the decision we have made.”

But the coach didn’t want to completely break the baton about his professional. “But that doesn’t mean that the door is finally closed for Enzo. That’s very important,” emphasized Rosenior: “It’s a sanction, because at this football club, a successful club with a long tradition, you have to protect this culture.”