New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso was unveiled astatine Stamford Bridge connected Monday and said helium wants to support Enzo Fernandez astatine the club.
The 25-year-old Argentina midfielder, who is preparing to look England successful the World Cup semi-finals, is unfastened to leaving and was precocious linked with Real Madrid.
However, the Spanish nine denied pursuing a move for Fernandez past week, leaving him with nary known alternate destination and a sizeable £120m asking price.
Alonso replied "yes" erstwhile asked whether helium wanted to support Fernandez, adding: "We person spoken. But, arsenic you tin understand, what we said volition stay private."
It was portion of his archetypal wide-ranging quality league since taking complaint of Chelsea pursuing his departure from Real Madrid successful January. He besides said striker Nicolas Jackson volition instrumentality to the squad for astatine slightest the club's pre-season circuit of Australia and Asia aft Bayern Munich decided against making his indebtedness determination permanent.
"Nico Jackson is joining the circuit successful Asia and we are looking guardant to him moving with us," said Alonso.
In addition, winger Alejandro Garnacho has not returned to grooming nether Alonso, who began his relation past Thursday.
Alonso said determination is an statement for Garnacho to enactment distant from the first-team squad portion helium seeks a move, with Italian nine Roma among those interested.
"There is involvement successful him from different clubs. Hopefully it finishes successful the champion imaginable mode for everyone," helium added.
Alonso said helium is targeting qualifying for Europe successful his archetypal play and thanked the sporting directors and owners for choosing him to beryllium portion of the club.
He continued: "I privation to bask it, beryllium portion of this nine and enactment with the sporting directors. It is simply a nine with large potential. We request to marque the close decisions, but we person a beardown basal to physique on. We request to physique connected this instauration to beryllium palmy connected the pitch."
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