Chelsea: Enzo Fernandez sorry for Madrid comments but will miss Man City, says Liam Rosenior

“It was a serious meeting about something very serious. I’m not questioning Enzo’s character or who he is as a person. We’ve made a sanction, we made a decision – I made a decision – and what I want for Enzo is for him to come here and have an outstanding career.”

Chelsea They are sixth within the Premier League, one level behind Liverpoolwho occupy the fifth and last Champions League qualification place.

Rosenior insisted he was not “shooting himself in the foot” by suspending Fernandez and mentioned there have been “hurdles” to beat so as for the midfielder to return to motion.

“He won’t play on Sunday, but hopefully after that he’ll be a massive part of the group moving forward,” added the Blues boss.

“There are still a few hurdles to be overcome that I won’t go into, but at the same time I want every player really focused on a huge run.”

Asked additional what these “hurdles” have been, Rosenior mentioned: “There are still things in the air that I won’t speak about now.

“I’ve an excellent relationship with Enzo, as all of us do, but there are nonetheless issues that should be cleared earlier than I make a transparent assertion on the state of affairs.”

The former Strasbourg supervisor, nevertheless, is constructive Fernandez will be obtainable for Manchester United‘s go to to Stamford Bridge on 18 April.

Rosenior additionally mentioned Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah and Levi Colwill all stay unavailable for the sport towards Pep Guardiola’s males.