Fair point. I do wonder though if our inability to pay big wages, and the state of our finances are forcing him to sanction some of these deals.
We need to sell Enzo first.
Are Madrid interested in paying that price though? This whole situation stems from Enzo demanding a new contract worth £350k/w, which the club isn’t interested in paying. I expect him to force the move, and probably hand in a transfer request after the World Cup. His argument would be that if you value at £120m, pay him like a £120m player. The Guimaraes situation at Newcastle is a precedent; Newcastle are offering him a new contract at £250k/w, and have just turned down a £60m offer from Arsenal.
That's not a precedent.
“Club sources confirm Real Madrid have cooled interest in signing Chelsea's World Cup-winning midfielder Enzo Fernández, despite links to new manager José Mourinho. No formal talks have started, with Madrid prioritizing player sales over the hefty fee, even as Fernández remains on a shortlist of five options.”
It all depend on who you sign as wb. Chilwell and James are fine playing as fb/wb. CB wise the only specialist that you don't want is ccb, it is very difficult to play a slow cb if you want to run man to man press.
I think we have to take the bait and take a midfielder from them and play the amortisation game. Guler, arguably wouldn't be far off of Fernandez's fee and this mob desperately need some wonga. If they can get Camavinga and 60m, it would be a small amortised loss on Fernandez which will have to get swallowed up in the fire sale that we have to make.
