切尔西 reportedly made an enquiry to Arsenal about a potential transfer move for Martin Zubimendi to replace Enzo Fernandez.

As has now been widely reported by BBC Sport and others, Fernandez is poised to leave Chelsea in a £125m move to Manchester City.

"Without him we would never get into the position that we got in the last few weeks and he deserves massive credit.

"He deserves some credit from all of us, all the coaches, myself and especially his team-mates.

"We know that without him we would never reach the level and the way that we competed throughout ten months."

He added: "No one can neglect the importance of what we did and how important he is for us."

Do Chelsea have enough in midfield?

It seems clear now that Chelsea won't be replacing Fernandez, which seems like a surprising and risky decision to make.

The west London giants have had another busy summer, but they haven't actually done much to their midfield aside from this Fernandez sale.