Chelsea transfer news: Enzo Fernandez update provided by Xabi Alonso as Spaniard addresses British media

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has revealed that helium has already held talks with Enzo Fernandez.

The midfielder is presently preparing to diagnostic for Argentina against England successful Wednesday's World Cup semi-final.

However, speculation implicit his Blues aboriginal has remained ongoing, careless of Real Madrid releasing a statement to region themselves from the £106.8m player.

Unless Fernandez is capable to hold caller presumption with BlueCo, speech implicit an exit volition continue.

Nevertheless, Alonso has made it wide that helium would similar to support Fernandez astatine the West Londoners.

Alonso provides Fernandez, Chelsea update

On Monday afternoon, Alonso addressed the British media for the archetypal clip since being appointed arsenic Chelsea brag successful May.

When asked for an update connected the 25-year-old, helium said: "We person spoken but arsenic you tin recognize what we person spoken remains private."

Quizzed connected whether helium wanted to clasp the services of the World Cup winner, the Spaniard added: "Yes."

Is Fernandez apt to enactment astatine Chelsea?

Still with six years remaining connected his contract, Fernandez is not successful a beardown presumption to unit a transportation distant from Chelsea.

His chances person been lowered by Andrey Santos finalising a transportation to Manchester United connected Monday.

That leaves Alonso with Moises Caicedo, Fernandez, Reece James, Romeo Lavia and Dario Essugo arsenic his central-midfield options.

With James, Lavia and Essugo having each suffered wounded issues implicit the past 12 months and longer, Chelsea would request to motion astatine slightest 1 caller look for the motor country to springiness information to selling Fernandez.