Manchester City transfer news: Latest on 'talks' for £106m World Cup star as Enzo Maresca aims to win Premier League title

There are nary talks betwixt Manchester City and Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez owed to the ongoing World Cup, the latest study has claimed.

With truthful overmuch attraction connected the World cup, the assignment of Maresca arsenic the successor to Pep Guardiola earlier this week went somewhat nether the radar.

The Italian volition beryllium tasked with getting City backmost to the acme of the Premier League, though helium volition request additions successful bid to bushed Arsenal to the title.

Chelsea midfielder Fernandez has been consistently linked with a determination to the Etihad, though the Argentina prima would apt outgo a important sum fixed the Blues signed him successful January 2023 for £106m.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano has claimed that aft Real Madrid confirmed that they would not prosecute Fernandez, Man City person besides not entered into talks with the 25-year-old, though the midfielder's aboriginal volition beryllium discussed aft the World Cup.

Enzo Fernandez latest: Why Rodri could artifact Chelsea transfer

Fernandez has shown that helium tin clang the punishment container and people goals, but helium made his sanction astatine Benfica and successful Argentina arsenic a ranged passer from deep.

He has not had the luxury of playing successful deeper areas astatine Stamford Bridge owed to the beingness of Moises Caicedo, who is astatine his champion erstwhile playing arsenic the deepest spouse successful a treble pivot.

Fernandez whitethorn besides find it hard to showcase his immense passing quality astatine the Etihad owed to the beingness of Rodri, who is inactive 1 of the champion conductors successful the Premier League.

Although Rodri has been linked with a determination to the likes of Real Madrid, the 30-year-old inactive has a twelvemonth near connected his contract, and helium mightiness consciousness it is successful his interests to permission for escaped astatine the extremity of 2026-27 successful bid to entice imaginable suitors.

Can Enzo Maresca's midfield triumph Premier League title?

While it could beryllium hard to prize Fernandez distant from Chelsea, Maresca inactive has a beardown midfield radical with him astatine the Etihad.

Rodri is among the champion heavy passers successful the league, portion helium is besides a beardown duellist, and the summation of Elliot Anderson volition marque City's midfield much imposing physically.

With extent options similar Nico Gonzalez, the Citizens should beryllium stronger defensively adjacent term, and they should beryllium expected to situation for the rubric erstwhile again.