Overview
- Fernandez was left out of Saturday's 7-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Port Vale and will also miss the Premier League game against Manchester City after Rosenior said his comments crossed a cultural line.
- Rosenior said he and Fernandez are in a very good place after a one-to-one talk and confirmed the midfielder remains vice-captain and part of the leadership group.
- Fernandez watched from behind the bench on Saturday and was photographed laughing with teammate Marc Cucurella as he supported the squad during the win.
- Agent Javier Pastore called the punishment completely unfair and argued the player only answered a question about living in Madrid rather than declaring a desire to leave Chelsea.
- Reporting says talks to improve Fernandez’s long-term deal have stalled and that Chelsea would only consider a very high fee, with figures of more than £100m to around £130m cited if a summer move is explored.