Chelsea transfer news: Major Enzo Fernandez update as Man City 'make offer' for Argentina star

Manchester City person reportedly made a €120m (£102.53m) connection for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

Earlier this week, it was claimed that Chelsea had set Man City a deadline of 5pm connected Friday to marque a ceremonial bid for the Argentina star.

With Real Madrid having shown nary involvement successful signing him this summer, Fernandez is efficaciously near with the prime of remaining astatine Chelsea oregon waiting connected Man City to marque an effort to motion him.

Widespread reports person indicated that Chelsea person acceptable Fernandez's asking terms astatine £120m.

While not gathering that demand, journalist Cesar Luis Merlo reports that Man City person made an authoritative offer.

Man City marque authoritative Fernandez offer

The study claims that Man City person listened to Chelsea's presumption and delivered an opening bid.

Enzo Maresca - who worked with Fernandez during his clip arsenic Chelsea brag - is said to privation to motion the 25-year-old astatine each costs.

At this constituent successful time, Chelsea are yet to respond to Man City's offer, the presumption being that it volition beryllium rejected.

Nevertheless, the information that Man City are already consenting to wage implicit 9 figures for Fernandez suggests that they volition beryllium prepared to spell higher should the archetypal connection beryllium shunned by BlueCo.

Man City are presently successful the process of handling the aboriginal of Rodri, who could permission for Barcelona.

Meanwhile, Tijjani Reijnders allegedly has interest from a Saudi Pro League club who are consenting to wage implicit £50m for the Netherlands international.

Will BlueCo compromise implicit Fernandez?

If Fernandez genuinely wishes to permission Chelsea and wants to reunite with Maresca, it volition beryllium precise hard for BlueCo to cull implicit £100m for a subordinate not committed to the nine successful the agelong term.

Chelsea lone request to person betwixt £75m and £80m to marque a nett from an amortisation perspective.

That would, successful turn, springiness Chelsea accidental to bargain a suitable replacement for Fernandez, who has not formed a consistently-effective concern with Moises Caicedo.

While determination volition people beryllium haggling from some sides, this transportation saga could scope a affirmative decision for each parties if Chelsea's owners are sensible implicit their demands.