Enzo Maresca’s four Man City captains are confirmed - Enzo Fernandez is not one of them

By Oliver Thomas | 04 Sep 2026 15:20, Last updated: 04 Sep 2026 15:25

Enzo Maresca has confirmed that caller signing Enzo Fernandez volition not beryllium portion of Manchester City’s four-man enactment radical this season.

The 25-year-old midfielder was unveiled arsenic a caller Citizens subordinate aft finalising his club-record £125m transportation from Chelsea connected Deadline Day.

Fernandez has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a five-year declaration astatine the Etihad Stadium and has ‘always dreamed of being astatine a nine arsenic large arsenic Man City’.

Maresca is understood to person had a large accidental connected Man City’s summertime transportation concern and was keen to reunite with superior people Fernandez aft gathering a affirmative narration with him astatine Chelsea.

Fernandez wore the captain’s armband 57 times during his three-year spell arsenic a Chelsea player, including 43 games nether Maresca betwixt July 2024 and January of this year.   

Dias, Haaland, Guehi, Donnarumma are Man City’s 4 captains

However, Man City’s caller No.17 has not been instantly added to the club’s enactment group, which Maresca confirmed astatine a property league connected Friday up of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Coventry City.

After confirming that Fernandez is “ready” to marque his debut this weekend, Maresca was asked whether helium would beryllium listed arsenic 1 of Man City’s captains.

The Italian told reporters: "No, the skipper is Ruben [Dias], Erling [Haaland], Marc Guehi and Gianluigi Donnarumma."

While cardinal defender Dias and talismanic striker Haaland clasp their places successful the four-man enactment group, January signing Guehi and goalkeeper Donnarumma - signed past summertime - person replaced Bernardo Silva and Rodri who near the nine this summer.

Guehi was skipper astatine erstwhile nine Crystal Palace earlier making the determination to the Etihad, portion Donnarumma is the existent skipper of the Italy nationalist team.

Donnarumma “proud” to beryllium portion of Man City squad

Donnarumma has established himself arsenic Man City’s first-choice goalkeeper and helium has shared his archetypal thoughts connected beingness moving nether compatriot Maresca.

“I'm precise excited. I person to convey Pep [Guardiola], who powerfully wanted me,” Donnarumma told City’s authoritative media channels. “I'm genuinely arrogant to beryllium portion of this group, being wanted and coached by Pep made it much special.

"Now there's a manager Enzo. He's already been a victor astatine Man City, knows the nine and environment, helium tin springiness a lot. He's precise good prepared, we perceive cautiously to everything.

“He's done precise good astatine each nine he's been at. He bushed maine 3-0 astatine the Club World Cup erstwhile helium was Chelsea manager and I was PSG goalkeeper, I cognize what to expect!

"We've started good nether him. We conscionable request to support listening and getting amended and amended arsenic we go.”

Meanwhile, Maresca has provided an update connected the fittingness of his squad up of this weekend’s clash with Coventry.