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Chelsea\u00a0are prepared to sell\u00a0Enzo Fernandez\u00a0to\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0for the right price - and if they can improve their squad before the window closes. <p>There are not believed to have been any club-to-club talks between City and Chelsea yet, but Fernandez was left out of Thursday night's Carabao Cup win over Luton.</p><ul><li><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/TransfersSkySportsApp" target="_blank"><strong>Transfer Centre LIVE!</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/ManCityblogarticles" target="_blank"><strong>Man City news & transfers</strong></a>\ud83d\udd35</li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/manchester-city-scores-fixtures" target="_blank"><strong>Man City fixtures & scores</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/FreePLHighlightsFirst" target="_blank"><strong>FREE Man City highlights</strong></a>\u25b6\ufe0f</li><li><strong>Got Sky? </strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles" target="_blank"><strong>Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</strong></a>\ud83d\udcf1</li><li><strong>Not got Sky? </strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>Latest Sky Sports deals</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports/football/premier-league?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>stream PL games with no contract</strong></a>\ud83d\udcfa</li></ul><p>Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said after the game that Fernandez is a "good professional" who has been training well, and a decision on whether he will be available for Sunday's clash with Brighton will be taken nearer the time.</p><p>Man City's interest continues despite missing Chelsea's <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/13572838/enzo-fernandez-transfer-news-man-city-miss-chelseas-deadline-to-bid-for-midfielder">August 14 deadline to bid for Fernandez.</a></p><widget id="3"></widget><p>Chelsea had agreed with Fernandez's representatives that he could be sold for \u00a3120m by that deadline but an offer never arrived.</p><p>Alonso also said ahead of the Luton game they are "prepared for whatever" happens with any players who could leave before the deadline.</p><p>Among the players Chelsea are considering to bring in midfield are Bournemouth's Alex Scott and Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton. Both clubs consider those players unsellable, however.</p><p>City also have Scott as a midfield target as well as Roma's Manu Kone.</p><p>Reinforcing central midfield has become an even bigger priority for City following <a href="https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESpAIB6zswFTCw682gNqOnVWMxFlvaY_iqHdptrfE9jj_yn1zIopm2CrgLfaERm4RRfXtiXxbOQYqxpLoTIA5K0l_BzRGJdsHPLTXkUYu_S5QpE23A7dMbXTJ4TwSU3NMDeM2KpPs4QNtVWySJiNqzDW4DDCexfJ0sf93nBlCjM1TKP16A8jqXfl-3Y0VlDC_7yG2ppXIeY4S5b4t8cI8KN5RKbpjOfMXpGmraeftGYO2orZ7_tQl1WetrbYMy8QLUZgKNCsGcIMOq07yDsfbF-sWkOaoURmZYe0jez-uvO5EdrDjm0_HbmKvuZZvor-ckoYx_8lY1twF-psrErXjV4WAFKOHOx_RxkgxF4Akj-oR8bipZdrsx70ZdIXuD0nBVQwcXvtbv">Rodri's departure to Barcelona </a>earlier this month.</p> <widget id="19"></widget><p><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/13577494/x">Nico Gonzalez has just left to join Newcastle</a> in a transfer worth up to \u00a350m, with Tijjani Reijnders recently departing for Al Qadsiah for \u00a351m. <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13554908/bernardo-silva-real-madrid-sign-manchester-city-midfielder-on-free-transfer-as-jose-mourinho-impact-continues" target="_blank">Bernardo Silva</a> also left City following the expiry of his contract and has since joined Real Madrid.</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAES4gEB6zswFbADoQixQ5mKIACKYSE1qVd-8b2wZxzJx-pNm0-Ggdkvpw3GX4jWcRZXNIwC1uG3zlYY_a0rPjTbYb9EuExNHLRzUvD27e1f4eNTI1OtiqXg4YH-iEKVap66RLCPjd6AVHrRzIKjrfhOjfni2gBTJd1GOiVC0wPvP0UNOsCEEb-jIIew_Vb_LSLPC0YodOu5w6ofbBDZHEBh-vFopQ4yd1ZPsj0yIum1xdrNf6UFJptbI_SkKVVHJJbH0Yo_LJ0XYJxT_2Rzfc0r-cKihOGvk-70AfWhW5GW6VTP3z9l">City this week completed the signing of Ayyoub Bouaddi</a> from Lille with the midfielder moving to the Etihad Stadium for \u00a386m in a world-record deal for a teenager.</p> <widget id="21"></widget><p>England international <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13558090/elliot-anderson-to-man-city-midfielder-completes-record-breaking-lb116m-transfer-from-nottingham-forest">Elliot Anderson joined City in a \u00a3116m deal from Nottingham Forest</a> last month.</p><h3>Why Alonso left Fernandez out against Luton</h3> <widget id="18"></widget><p>Alonso confirmed in his post-match press conference that he took the decision to leave Fernandez out of the matchday squad for Thursday night's Carabao Cup second-round win over Luton.</p><p>"It was just because of the game," Alonso said in his press conference after the win.</p> <widget id="22"></widget><p>"We have other players who need minutes."</p><p>Asked when he decided Fernandez would not play against Luton, Alonso replied: "In the afternoon. It's a decision that I took.</p><p>"Enzo is a good professional. He's training well and I have nothing to say about this. It was just decisions that we have to take thinking about the game that we were playing tonight. We will see for Sunday."</p><h3><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/13577794/emiliano-martinez-transfer-news-chelsea-agree-lb7-5m-deal-to-sign-aston-villas-world-cup-winning-goalkeeper">Chelsea agree deal to sign Villa 'keeper Martinez</a></h3> <widget id="17"></widget><p>Chelsea have agreed a deal worth \u00a37.5m with Aston Villa to sign Emi Martinez.</p><p><em>Sky Sports News </em>reported Chelsea were considering a late move for Martinez after current No 1<strong> Robert Sanchez</strong> came under criticism after his error in Monday's win at Fulham.</p><p>Martinez has needed to find a new club after Villa signed Zion Suzuki from Parma for n...
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