Sam Allardyce Reveals ‘Worrying’ Concerns Over Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez

Sam Allardyce has revealed his ‘worry’ over Chelsea’s most expensive player Enzo Fernandez.

Fernandez became the most expensive signing in Premier League history when he completed a £107m move to Stamford Bridge in January 2023.

Fernandez, only joined Benfica last summer but caught the eye of a number of clubs with his performances in Qatar at the end of 2022.

The Argentina World Cup winner  22, says he wants to help take Chelsea to ‘the next level’ and made his Premier League debut in Friday’s goalless draw with Fulham.

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While Fernandez is one of the most highly-rated players in Europe, the former Premier League manager, Allardyce says Chelsea took a ‘huge risk’ by securing his services in a record-breaking deal and ‘doubts’ Graham Potter had a say in the transfer.

‘Chelsea’s signing of Enzo Fernandez worries me,’ ex-England boss Allardyce said on William Hill and Footy Accumulators’ podcast, No Tippy Tappy Football.

‘What if it doesn’t work? What a commitment it is for eight years because obviously, the league haven’t shut that loophole down yet.

‘It’s £107 million – it’s a huge risk for the club, and particularly for the manager [Graham Potter], who will get the blame if it doesn’t work. I don’t think Fernandez was his choice.

‘I doubt the player was his first choice, but that’s how the top works now. You are not really the manager anymore, you are just a coach, and you accept these players and try and do your best with them.’

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Following Fernandez’s move to Chelsea, Potter insisted he was ‘excited’ to work with the Argentine despite the language barrier.

Chelsea boss was impressed by his Chelsea debut and insists he will only get better as he settles in to his new surroundings.

Chelsea remain 10 points outside the Champions League places after drawing with Fulham and will look to improve on their ninth-place position on Saturday when they visit West Ham.