Man City boss Enzo Maresca drops major hint over Enzo Fernandez transfer as Chelsea’s £120m deadline approaches

ENZO MARESCA has dropped a strong hint that Manchester City will not be meeting Chelsea’s deadline over Enzo Fernandez. The Blues have said they will only entertain offers of £120million for their Argentine midfielder – and they must be in by 5pm today. Enzo Maresca discussed transfer speculation Credit: Reuters Enzo Fernandez may be on the move this summer Credit: Getty City have been linked with Fernandez many times over recent years and Maresca worked with him at Stamford Bridge. However when asked if City are likely to do any business on Friday, their new boss said: “Not today to be honest, I don’t think we are going to do something today.” Sign up for the Chelsea newsletter Thank you! City are poised to sell midfielder Tijjani Reijnders to Saudi Arabia for £51m – while Savinho could be moving to Tottenham. That would raise the necessary cash to lodge a bid for Fernandez but City believe Chelsea are trying to force the midfielder out – and are still demanding the maximum amount of money for him. There may be a vacancy in the midfield at the Etihad with Barcelona preparing a third bid for Spain World Cup winner Rodri. He is now back at City having flown to the North West from Spain last night – but will not feature in this weekend’s Community Shield against Arsenal. Maresca worked with him in his previous spell at the club and he said: “First of all window is open we can buy players we can sell players. “I just saw Rodri, I gave him a big hug. But now we’ll have time to talk. Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Maresca worked with Fernandez at Chelsea Credit: Getty “Now for him it’s rehab until he is ready to start his training sessions with us.” Reijnders caught the eye on City’s pre season tour of Asia but Maresca feels the Dutch international had already made his mind up to go. The Etihad chief said: “It’s a bit difficult to convince players when they are already convinced. You need to change their thoughts, that is not always easy. “Tijjani’s situation is like James Trafford’s situation. When the club, the player, the manager, they all think the same way, that probably the best decision for a player is to go, you have to go.” Tijjani Reijnders is set to leave City this month Credit: Reuters Comment now