Man City ‘AGREE Enzo Fernandez transfer after striking deadline day deal with Chelsea’

ENZO FERNANDEZ is reportedly on the verge of sealing a deadline day move to Manchester City after a deal has been agreed with Chelsea. Sky Blues chiefs finally opened club-to-club talks with their Premier League rivals over a swoop for the midfielder, 25, yesterday. Enzo Fernandez is edging towards joining Manchester City Credit: Getty The midfielder is preparing to complete a deadline day move Credit: Alamy And Fernandez is on course to reunite with former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca, who succeeded Pep Guardiola in the Etihad Stadium dugout in the summer. But the Argentine is in a race against time to complete the move before tonight’s 11pm deadline. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Sky Sports journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports City have reached an agreement in principle over a deal for Fernandez. He is now waiting for the green light to undergo a medical ahead of the switch. Chelsea supremo Xabi Alonso remained tight-lipped when he was quizzed over Fernandez’s future after being left out of the squad to face Brighton on Sunday. The Spaniard, after being asked if the World Cup winner had made his final appearance for the West Londoners, said: “We’ll see. “We want the best for the team and that’s why we made the decision against Luton and today and anything that happens before Tuesday evening, we need to be aware of what is going to develop. “We are not sure, we are preparing for all the scenarios but I am sure that whatever happens from Wednesday we will have a good enough squad to compete in all the Premier League games.” Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Fernandez sensationally slammed the Chelsea board when Maresca was sacked in January. He told Mexican broadcaster TUDN: “I don’t understand it. Sometimes there are things that we as players don’t understand, how and in what way they try to manage things. “Obviously, it was a departure that hurt us a lot especially in the middle of the season, it cuts everything short. “We had an identity. He gave us an order, even though, as is the way of football, sometimes it’s good and bad. Fernandez and Enzo Maresca are set to be reunited Credit: Alamy “But he always had a very clear identity when it came to training and playing.” Chelsea have held talks over a move for Roma midfielder Manu Kone as a potential replacement for Fernandez. Comment now