Chelsea expect Enzo Fernandez to stay at the club for the 2026-27 season after the club’s self-imposed deadline passed without receiving a bid from Manchester City.On Wednesday Chelsea imposed a deadline for City — or any club — to lodge an offer for the Argentina international before 5pm (11am ET) on Friday.Chelsea say no offer arrived for Fernandez and the club have indicated that subsequently the verbal terms proposed to Fernandez’s camp for potential suitors at end of May now no longer stand.Chelsea value the 25-year-old at £120million and insisted if an offer of that figure did not arrive inside the outlined timeframe he will not leave the club this summer.The west London club said that their demands were communicated to City and Fernandez’s camp with his agent being aware of their valuation since May.Fernandez’s contract with Chelsea runs until 2032.Man City interested in Enzo FernandezSam LeeThe Athletic reported in April City were considering Fernandez as a midfield option this summer. Midfielder Rodri has been the subject of an offer from Barcelona, while Tijjani Reijnders is close to joining Al Qadsiah. The club completed the £116m signing of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest earlier this summer.Fernandez cast doubt over his future on multiple occasions during the 2025-26 campaign, leading to Real Madrid publicly denying reports linking the club with a move for him in July with an official statement. The Spanish club said it had not made “any efforts, either directly or indirectly” to sign Fernandez and had “no intention of pursuing such an operation”.Despite this, new manager Xabi Alonso said at his unveiling on July 13 he had spoken to Fernandez and that he wanted him to stay, with his midfield team-mate Moises Caicedo this month also urging him to stay at Stamford Bridge.