Your matchday briefing on Chelsea, featuring team news and expert analysis from Dom Smith I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Enzo Fernandez's agent, Javier Pastore, has slammed Chelsea in a bombshell interview after the midfielder was "banned" for two games following comments over his future. Fernandez has spoken regularly regarding his future in recent weeks, first casting doubt over staying at Chelsea and then name-checking Real Madrid, and the Spanish city, as a favoured destination. Chelsea have responded by dropping Fernandez for this weekend's FA Cup quarter-final against Port Vale and next week's huge Premier League clash against Manchester City at the Etihad. We don’t understand the punishment because he doesn’t mention any club or say he wants to leave Chelsea Chelsea vs Port Vale: Prediction, kick-off time, team news, odds, h2h Chelsea XI vs Port Vale: Predicted lineup and confirmed team news
Published: April 3, 2026 5:41 pm
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