Chelsea transfer news: Frank LeBoeuf explains why he wants star to leave Stamford Bridge

Chelsea are acceptable for a engaged summertime of incoming and outgoings arsenic they purpose to mould the squad to Xabi Alonso’s liking for the upcoming campaign.

Marc Cucurella has joined Real Madrid, returning to Spain to play for play for different of Barcelona’s rivals having already represented Espanyol.

While the nine person been linked to the signing of Sandro Tonali, the Newcastle United and Italy star, to assistance fortify their midfield.

The crushed down this whitethorn unfastened the doorway for Chelsea to bid farewell to 1 of their stars, an idiosyncratic Blues legend, Frank Leboeuf, who wants to spot depart Stamford Bridge this summer.

Frank Lebeouf wants Enzo Fernandez to permission Chelsea

The Argentine World Cup victor made it wide earlier successful the play that helium would beryllium blessed to permission Stamford Bridge for Madrid, starring to disciplinary enactment from the nine nether the tenure of past manager Liam Rosenior.

This saw him miss the Blues’ decision to Manchester City successful the Premier League but Rosenior claimed that Enzo Fernandez was atrocious astir those comments, and crossed the last 5 games of the season, helium would skipper the club.

However, Chelsea fable Leboeuf believes it was unforgivable from the 25-year-old to publically authorities helium wanted to permission Stamford Bridge.

Speaking exclusively to Sports Mole, acknowledgment to BetVictor, LeBoeuf said: “Enzo Fernandez didn't amusement emotion to Chelsea for me.

“I mean, John Toshack wanted maine to spell to Real Madrid successful 99. And I said, 'No, no, Chelsea is my club; I privation to stay.' You person to marque definite that the colours are inactive determination astatine Chelsea.

“Blue is simply a colour. That's the song. And you person to marque definite that the players truly privation to sign. When I spot Fernandez talking severely astir Chelsea, I don't similar it. I would ne'er person atrocious words astir Chelsea if it were not to marque definite the nine is going to get better.

“I privation him to leave. I'm not a large instrumentality of Fernandez, what helium said astir the French radical aft the World Cup and however helium talked astir Chelsea erstwhile helium said that helium wanted to spell to Real Madrid. So, I privation him the best. But I don't attraction if helium leaves.”

Enzo Fernandez’s vocation astatine Chelsea

Just implicit 3 and a fractional years ago, Fernandez impressed connected the globe's biggest signifier arsenic helium helped Argentina triumph their 3rd World Cup rubric erstwhile they lifted the trophy successful Qatar.

Within a period helium had secured a determination from Benfica to Chelsea successful a woody that outgo the Blues a fiscal bundle reportedly worthy a full of £106.8m, which astatine the clip was a British-record transportation deal.

During his clip successful West London, the 25-year-old has collected immoderate large silverware arsenic helium won the Europa Conference League successful May 2025, scoring successful the last against Real Betis, earlier winning the Club World Cup six weeks later.

Although helium is not the authoritative Chelsea captain—an honour presently held by Reece James—he has led the squad connected the transportation during his clip astatine the club, peculiarly erstwhile the England planetary has been injured.