Man City set for huge £122m transfer windfall without selling Rodri – just hours from Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez deadline

MANCHESTER CITY are closing in on a huge windfall — ahead of Chelsea’s 5pm deadline to bid £120million for Enzo Fernandez. Etihad midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 28, is set to sign for Saudi side Al-Qadsiah in a £52m deal. Manchester City are hot on the heels of Chelsea skipper Enzo Fernandez Credit: Getty New City boss Enzo Maresca has been set a deadline by his old club to sign the midfielder Credit: Reuters And Savinho, 22, sat out training due to illness as Spurs step up their attempts to land the £70m-rated winger. New City boss Enzo Maresca would love to bring Blues midfielder Fernandez, 25, to the Etihad following their 18 months together at Stamford Bridge. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! And Chelsea have set City a deadline of 5pm on Friday to make an offer of £120m for the World Cup star, who scored in Argentina’s semi-final win over England. City feel that Chelsea are trying to offload Fernandez, 25, while still trying to get a massive fee. READ MORE ON ENZO FERNANDEZ It was unclear last night whether City chiefs would make an offer. Relations between City and Chelsea are strained after Maresca quit the Blues on January 1 with three and a half years to run. City later paid Chelsea £17m in compensation to appoint Maresca. Rodri is expected back at training today following a break in the wake of Spain’s World Cup win. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Man City are set to pocket £52million for Tijjani Reijnders Credit: GETTY And they could pocket a pretty penny for Brazilian Savinho Credit: GETTY The Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder, 30, is set for a move to Barcelona.But City have snubbed two Barca bids and are holding firm in their £60m valuation. The Spaniards’ latest offer was £55m including bonuses. Maresca’s side have already broken their club record transfer fee to sign Elliot Anderson for £116m and remain keen on adding £100m-rated Lille teenager Ayyoub Bouaddi. Reijnders, 28, sat out training yesterday ahead of sealing his Saudi move.The Dutch midfielder, who cost £46.5m from AC Milan in June 2025, made 47 appearances in his debut year for City, scoring five goals and adding two assists. Savinho has been pushing for a move to Spurs and also sat out training yesterday. Bernardo Silva already departed on a free transfer and joined Real Madrid after his contract Comment now