Chelsea are in turmoil after a racist chant from Enzo Fernandez upset teammate Wesley Fofana
Enzo Fernandez has been told Chelsea may be left with little choice but to sell the player for a vastly
reduced fee this summer after hearing he will never be forgiven by some of his Blues teammates for what has been described as ‘uninhibited racism’.
The Argentina midfielder became the costliest star in Chelsea history last
year when he moved to Stamford Bridge in a British record £106.9m move from Benfica –
just a matter of months after the Portuguese side had brought him to mainland Europe themselves for an initial €10m (£8.4m) plus €8m (£6.8m) in add-ons.
But while he was soon surpassed as the club’s most-expensive ever player by another midfielder,
Moises Caicedo, the Blues have struggled to find a system that gets the best out of their two more costly captures.
Mainly used by Chelsea as a No 8, Enzo made 40 appearances last season, scoring seven times.
Despite also weighing in with three assists, giving the 28-times capped Argentina star a goal involvement every four games,
there are some at Stamford Bridge who remain skeptical of the 23-year-old abilities
and amid question marks over whether the Blues paid over-the-odds for the World Cup winner.
And now a dark new shadow has cast itself over Enzo’s future at Stamford Bridge after
he was filmed singing a vile chant that questioned the heritage of France’s black and mixed-race players.
The video, released on social media after Argentina had beaten Colombia last weekend to win the Copa America,
has understandably provoked an enormous outcry with the French Football Federation quick to highlight their contempt for the player’s ‘racist and discriminatory language’.