After weeks of negotiations with the Argentine over the open position, Chelsea remains optimistic that Mauricio Pochettino will be named the club's new head coach in the near future.
When a club spends north of £100million on a footballer, there's no doubt that said player is going to have a significant role to play.
When Enzo Fernandez was brought in by the club for almost £107million in the January transfer window, he was clearly going to be a crucial part of the first-team for the remainder of the season. Back then, Chelsea still had some sort of European ambition.
They were still in the Champions League and a place in this season's top-four wasn't completely out of the question. However, since Fernandez was signed – after weeks of tireless work behind the scenes to persuade former the midfielder's former employers Benfica – plenty has changed at the club. Graham Potter, the man who was in charge when the Argentine arrived at Stamford Bridge, was sacked from his role as head coach at the start of April. Bruno Saltor took charge for one game before the club announced the return of Frank Lampard on a temporary basis until the end of the season.
He's just arrived to a new country and a new league so you always have to adapt to that. You can see his quality, when he gets the ball he passes forward. He sees everything." Interim boss Lampard is also full of admiration for the 22-year-old, but like Potter, warned that he needs time to settle before we really get to see the best from him. Which in itself is saying something because he's been superb thus far. "He's a fantastic talent," Lampard said on Enzo. "For such a young player to achieve what he's achieved in this footballing year, it really is amazing. To win the World Cup and earn a great move to a club like Chelsea, it's really impressive. "It's been such a difficult moment to come to the club, but it's a challenge that will make him better. He's a really bright talent for his age but, of course, he needs help and support to fulfil his potential and will need time to do that.
They were still in the Champions League and a place in this season's top-four wasn't completely out of the question. However, since Fernandez was signed – after weeks of tireless work behind the scenes to persuade former the midfielder's former employers Benfica – plenty has changed at the club. Graham Potter, the man who was in charge when the Argentine arrived at Stamford Bridge, was sacked from his role as head coach at the start of April. Bruno Saltor took charge for one game before the club announced the return of Frank Lampard on a temporary basis until the end of the season.
He's just arrived to a new country and a new league so you always have to adapt to that. You can see his quality, when he gets the ball he passes forward. He sees everything." Interim boss Lampard is also full of admiration for the 22-year-old, but like Potter, warned that he needs time to settle before we really get to see the best from him. Which in itself is saying something because he's been superb thus far. "He's a fantastic talent," Lampard said on Enzo. "For such a young player to achieve what he's achieved in this footballing year, it really is amazing. To win the World Cup and earn a great move to a club like Chelsea, it's really impressive. "It's been such a difficult moment to come to the club, but it's a challenge that will make him better. He's a really bright talent for his age but, of course, he needs help and support to fulfil his potential and will need time to do that.
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