It has been a busy day of transfer activity for Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders is set to complete a move to Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah. Fabrizio Romano has reported that City will sell the Dutch international for £52.1 million. The imminent departure of Reijnders does open up space in Manchester City’s midfield for a new signing to come in. Manchester City have a preference for any player that departs the club, a replacement will come in. With Reijnders set to leave City it would seem that the stage is being set for Manchester City to make their move to sign Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea.
Enzo Maresca is eager to add Enzo Fernandez to his Manchester City squad and that potential move does loom large.
If Manchester City are to sign Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea, they have to move quickly. As David Ornstein reported for The Athletic yesterday, Chelsea have imposed a deadline of 5pm tomorrow for a bid for Fernandez to come in. Chelsea’s are also demanding £120 million to sell one of their most important midfielders. Judging by how quickly Reijnders’ move to Al Qadsiah came together, it seems that City are getting their ducks in a row to make their move.
What is known is that Enzo Maresca is desperate to add Enzo Fernandez to his Manchester City squad. Maresca knows Fernandez intimately from their time together at Chelsea. Maresca knows Fernandez’s strengths both as a player and the type of personality that he is. Daniel Feliciano has reported for Give Me Sport that Maresca is keen to add the Argentinian midfielder to his squad. It is now a wait-and-see game for City to submit an offer to Chelsea for the World Cup-winning midfielder. But based on today’s events, that seems to be where the story is heading.
Final thoughts.
Tijjani Reijnders is set to leave Manchester City imminently after just one season at the club. What is apparent is that City wouldn’t sanction his sale if they didn’t have a replacement midfielder in mind or lined up. That player seems to be Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. City appears to be getting their ducks in a row for the signing of another midfielder. At this stage of proceedings it would come as a major surprise if City didn’t attempt to meet Chelsea’s deadline, and terms, to sign the Argentinian international.