Chelsea set Friday 5pm deadline for £120m Fernandez
Two days. That's what City have to put a £120m net bid on the table for Enzo Fernandez (1). Chelsea want that valuation in full, and the Friday 5pm UK deadline is now public (1) (5).
Sam Lee reports City have been keen on Fernandez all summer and still see him as their first-choice midfield target (2). The question is whether Chelsea's stance is as firm behind the scenes as it looks in the papers.
Anderson ready to start with silverware
Elliot Anderson could win a trophy in his first week at City. He's expected to debut in Sunday's Community Shield against Premier League champions Arsenal at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff (3) (4).
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"A chance to win a trophy in your first week is quite good, so hopefully I can get minutes there and show what I can do," Anderson said (4).
He's watched the club for a decade and is confident he made the right call (6) (7).
Anderson on Rodri and United
Anderson isn't shying away from the Rodri question. He's looked at the prospect of stepping into that midfield role and backs himself to handle it (2).
He also made clear he'd have never gone to Manchester United (2).
Arsenal drew with Como ahead of Sunday
Your opponents on Sunday came out of pre-season with a 1–1 draw against Como (8). Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly and Kepa were among those involved ahead of the Community Shield meeting on August 16th (8).
Fan-reaktioner
The Enzo Fernandez deadline has the fanbase split, with City supporters watching whether a £120m bid lands before Friday while Barcelona's £51.3m second offer for Rodri was rejected outright. The mood in the threads is that Rodri stays unless someone stumps up £70m. See the latest on the Fernandez talks.
