{"id":2864,"date":"2026-09-01T17:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2864"},"modified":"2026-09-01T17:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:43:09","slug":"chelsea-considering-three-premier-league-stars-ahead-of-enzo-fernandezs-potential-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2864","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea considering three Premier League stars ahead of Enzo Fernandez&#8217;s potential exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-383419\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Time is running out for Manchester City to sign Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The transfer deadline is at 11pm, but City are not yet thought to have agreed a fee with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\">Chelsea<\/a> to sign the midfielder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>Even so, Chelsea are looking at other midfielders as they prepare for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/enzo-fernandez\/\">Fernandez\u2019s<\/a> possible departure, which still seems quite likely.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"5a9c74ee-9dfb-4c17-80a3-f12c2bcadb5e\" data-story-name=\"Talk Chelsea\" data-comment-id=\"e27cbb35-8fa8-4d6e-963a-64ab99b1f230\" data-story-slug=\"talk-chelsea\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">DEADLINE DAY: Who do you want Chelsea to sign before the 11pm deadline?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Chelsea are in the market for a midfielder\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/split-of-four-mystery-graphic-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/split-of-four-mystery-graphic-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/split-of-four-mystery-graphic-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/split-of-four-mystery-graphic-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/split-of-four-mystery-graphic-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/split-of-four-mystery-graphic-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/split-of-four-mystery-graphic.png 1080w\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chelsea-considering-morgan-gibbs-white-martin-zubimendi-and-lucas-bergvall\">Chelsea considering Morgan Gibbs-White, Martin Zubimendi and Lucas Bergvall<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout this transfer window, Chelsea have been linked with Morgan Gibbs-White, Martin Zubimendi and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/lucas-bergvall\/\">Lucas Bergvall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4536969\/man-city-enzo-fernandez-chelsea-transfer-bid-rejected\/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1788260733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">talkSPORT<\/a>, the Blues are now considering each midfielder as they prepare for life without Fernandez.<\/p>\n<p>There is also talk about Chelsea being interested in another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/premier-league\/\">Premier League<\/a> player to potentially replace Fernandez.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/transfer-news\/chelsea-have-mystery-premier-league-target-to-replace-enzo-fernandez\/\">Chelsea target\u2019s name remains a mystery<\/a>. Blues fans will just want to see a midfielder come in before the deadline, especially after their first two Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/xabi-alonso\/\">Xabi Alonso\u2019s<\/a> side were able to win both matches, but Moises Caicedo has been carrying a small injury problem. At one stage, Malo Gusto was playing in the middle of the park, showing Chelsea\u2019s lack of options right now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-getty-images-media\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2264238773-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Moises Caicedo of Chelsea passes the ball whilst under pressure from Martin Zubimendi of Arsenal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2264238773-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2264238773-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2264238773-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2264238773-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2264238773-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2264238773-750x500.jpg 750w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: Moises Caicedo of Chelsea passes the ball whilst under pressure from Martin Zubimendi of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on March 01, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)\">Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-chelsea-s-priority-should-be-out-of-morgan-gibbs-white-martin-zubimendi-and-lucas-bergvall\">Who Chelsea\u2019s priority should be out of Morgan Gibbs-White, Martin Zubimendi and Lucas Bergvall<\/h2>\n<p>Gibbs-White and Zubimendi are brilliant players, while Bergvall has a lot of potential. Out of the three, Gibbs-White is the most exciting name after another impressive season.<\/p>\n<p>Last term, the Nottingham Forest star scored 15 goals and provided four assists in 37 Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>Most Chelsea fans would probably welcome Gibbs-White to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/stadium\/\">Stamford Bridge<\/a>. However, he is definitely more of an attacking player than a midfield one, someone who wants to get into the box and pose a threat.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea need more of a midfield controller like Zubimendi going off their first few games under Alonso. The Spaniard should be one of their priorities right now, but it is hard to imagine Arsenal selling to their London rivals Chelsea so late in the window.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/transfer-news\/chelsea-considering-three-premier-league-stars-ahead-of-enzo-fernandezs-potential-exit\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>grvLoadAnalytics = () => {(function(d,s,i){var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s);j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=\"+i;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(document,'script','G-E7VRWQHDP6');(function(d,s,i){if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){var e=d.createElement(s);var n=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];e.type=\"text\/javascript\";e.async=true;e.src=\"https:\/\/static.chartbeat.com\/js\/chartbeat.js\";n.parentNode.insertBefore(e,n);}})(document,\"script\",\"G-E7VRWQHDP6\");(function(){let s=document.createElement(\"script\");s.async=true;s.dataset.domain=\"thechelseachronicle.com\/MFj4XQ\";s.src=\"https:\/\/api.publytics.net\/js\/script.manual.ping.min.js\";document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0].appendChild(s);})();if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){setTimeout(function(){!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','663509325503632');fbq('track','PageView');fbq('track','ViewContent',{content_name:'Chelsea considering three Premier League stars ahead of Enzo Fernandez&#8217;s potential exit',content_category:'Transfer News',content_ids:[383419,\"enzo-fernandez\",\"lucas-bergvall\"],content_type:'post',});},3000);}}<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/transfer-news\/chelsea-considering-three-premier-league-stars-ahead-of-enzo-fernandezs-potential-exit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add as preferred source on Google Time is running out for Manchester City to sign&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}