{"id":2779,"date":"2026-08-31T18:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:53:04","slug":"enzo-fernandez-transfer-news-man-city-open-talks-with-chelsea-to-sign-argentina-midfielder-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2779","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Fernandez transfer news: Man City open talks with Chelsea to sign Argentina midfielder | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Manchester City have opened direct club-to-club talks with Chelsea to sign Enzo Fernandez, according to Sky in Italy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sky Sports News<\/em> reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13578017\/enzo-fernandez-transfer-news-chelsea-prepared-to-sell-argentina-midfielder-to-manchester-city-for-right-price\">Chelsea were prepared to sell Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for the right price<\/a> &#8211; and if they can improve their squad before the window closes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-outbrain sdc-site-outbrain--AR_5\" data-component-name=\"ui-vendor-outbrain\" data-target=\"\" data-widget-mapping=\"\" data-installation-keys=\"\" data-app-id=\"\" data-testid=\"vendor-outbrain-AR_5\">\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skysports.com\/TransfersSkySportsApp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Transfer Centre LIVE!<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skysports.com\/skysports\/ManCityblogarticles\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Man City news &amp; transfers<\/strong><\/a>\ud83d\udd35<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/manchester-city-scores-fixtures\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Man City fixtures &amp; scores<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skysports.com\/skysports\/FreePLHighlightsFirst\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FREE Man City highlights<\/strong><\/a>\u25b6\ufe0f<\/li>\n<li><strong>Got Sky? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skysports.com\/skysports\/WatchPremarticles\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone<\/strong><\/a>\ud83d\udcf1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not got Sky? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sky.com\/tv\/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Latest Sky Sports deals<\/strong><\/a><strong> or <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/membership\/watch-sky-sports\/football\/premier-league?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>stream PL games with no contract<\/strong><\/a>\ud83d\udcfa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Man City&#8217;s interest in Fernandez remains despite missing Chelsea&#8217;s August 14 deadline to bid for him.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea had agreed with Fernandez&#8217;s representatives that he could be sold for \u00a3120m by that deadline, but an offer never arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Reinforcing central midfield has become an even bigger priority for City following Rodri&#8217;s departure to Barcelona earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-layout-sticky-region \" data-format=\"floated-mpu\" data-component-name=\"ui-sitewide-layout\" data-role=\"sticky-region\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__content\">\n<div class=\"ui-advert site-component-vertical-margin\" data-role=\"advert-unit\" data-testid=\"advert-unit\" data-ad-format=\"mpu\" data-type=\"\" data-label=\"\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11678\/13577494\/x\">Nico Gonzalez has also left to join Newcastle<\/a> in a transfer worth up to \u00a350m, with Tijjani Reijnders recently departing for Al Qadsiah for \u00a351m. <a 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