Chelsea boss Maresca breaks silence on Fernandez racist chant row: ‘It is already clear and clarified’

New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca does not expect any problems within his playing squad when Enzo Fernandez returns to club duty next week.

Fernandez has been at the centre of a racism row this month after he posted a video on Instagram which appeared to show him and his Argentina team-mates engaging in a derogatory chant about the France national team during celebrations of their Copa America success.

centre-back Wesley Fofana described it as “uninhibited racism” and, while Fernandez has issued an apology, FIFA and his club are investigating the incident.

The £106.8million midfielder is currently on holiday after his international commitments this summer, but is set to link up with the Chelsea squad later in July.

Maresca, speaking during the club’s…

Man Utd transfer blow amid ‘hijack’ as ‘multi-million demand’ threatens ‘expected’ move

Manchester United have reportedly been dealt a blow as they attempt to offload Aaron Wan-Bissaka and replace him with Bayern Munich s Noussair Mazraoui.

have been active in the transfer market this summer. They have already spent £90m to sign Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee and more signings are expected in the coming weeks.

Man Utd are scouring the market for a new centre-midfielder but

Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his new-look recruitment team are searching for a new midfielder while they remain in talks with Bayern Munich over signing Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt.

Speaking on Monday, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed

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Romano said: “Manchester United are still confident, and are sending very good messages to the playe…

Guardiola admits potential transfer ‘mistake’ with ’10 months’ claim made after Alvarez sale

Pep Guardiola has admitted that not replacing Julian Alvarez could be a mistake for Manchester City, but he would prefer not to have players waiting 10 months without appearing.

All of City s transfer business was done with a week left to go in the summer window. Savinho was announced as a City player before the window had even opened, before Ilkay Gundogan joined on August 23.

The latter seemed as if he was perhaps not on the club s radar, with him approaching Guardiola, not the other way around. It seems City are all done in terms of inbounds, but the lack of one particular inbound transfer is of note.

City let attacking star Alvarez leave for Atletico Madrid, for £82million, which meant they could have signed a good quality player to replace him.

But…