The Argentine international, Enzo Fernandez, who plays in the midfield position for Chelsea, was absent from the Argentina national team during the most recent international games because of a possible injury to his knee.
This tenacious midfielder has participated in each and every Premier League match thus far for the Blues, and he played a crucial role in the team that achieved victory at the Club World Cup in the summer months.
Fernandez, whose transfer from Benfica to Chelsea in 2023 involved a fee of £106.8 million, has had a successful beginning to the 25/26 campaign, having tallied three goals and provided two assists up to this point.
Will Enzo Fernandez be fit enough to play for Chelsea in their upcoming match?
Prior to their recent victory over the reigning champions, Liverpool, at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea had played three league matches without securing a win.
Securing a victory against Nottingham Forest in their upcoming match could potentially elevate them back into the top four positions in the league standings. Consequently, the manager, Enzo Maresca, will be eager to have his key midfielder available to spearhead the team’s efforts at The City Ground.
Despite his absence from the Argentina national team’s training camp, it is widely anticipated that Fernandez will be in good enough condition to participate in the match against Forest on Sunday.
According to Nizaar Kinsella, who serves as BBC’s Chelsea correspondent, it is understood that the midfielder “had always intended to be absent from the friendly encounter with Puerto Rico this week, with plans in place to spend time with his family during this period of leave.”
Considering the extensive amount of playing time he has accumulated over the course of the past year, which includes his participation in the Club World Cup during what would typically be the off-season in the summer, it appears that this decision was made with the intention of carefully managing his workload.
Chelsea’s next match is against Forest on Saturday at lunchtime, a team that has not experienced a victory since the very first matchday of the current season.
