Manchester City‘s Enzo Fernández has talked about his desire to join a specific club, just two months after joining the Premier League side from Chelsea.
The Argentina international first moved to Europe when Benfica signed him from River Plate in 2022. A few months later, he moved to Stamford Bridge and impressed under Enzo Maresca’s orders.
Maresca left the Blues in January and became Pep Guardiola’s successor at Manchester City in June.
The manager wanted to reunite with the 25-year-old at the Etihad, and the Citizens paid €145m to Chelsea to secure his services on deadline day.
Manchester City player reveals transfer wish
The midfielder has wasted no time and settled in quickly at his new club. He’s played 713 minutes from 10 matches, managing a goal and an assist for the English club.
Besides the Argentine, Manchester City signed Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi in the summer window. Their arrivals have resulted in Mateo Kovačić settling for a limited role. He isn’t ruling out leaving Manchester City in January in search of regular game time.
Meanwhile, Enzo Fernández was a guest on Los Edul, hosted by Argentine journalists Gastón Edul and his brother, Esteban. River, el Más Grande have relayed his comments about wanting to return to River Plate.
The South American’s contract with Manchester City is until 2031. Despite the long-term contract, he doesn’t shy away from discussing his desire to return to the Argentine club.
He said: “I want to return to River at some point, I’ve said it several times. I’m going to return, I’m sure of it. It’s something I really want. I stand by my words and what’s on record.”
“If I say it, it’s because I feel it and because I know I need to return to win things and enjoy the River Plate world for many more years than I did. Today, I’m here with a long contract at Manchester City. There’s still a long way to go, but it will happen.”
Manchester City man’s first spell at River Plate
Enzo Fernández joined the Argentine club’s academy in 2007, and he climbed through the ranks before making his first team debut in 2019. He spent the 2020/21 season on loan at Defensa y Justicia.
Operating mainly as a central and a defensive midfielder, he managed 12 goals and 10 assists from 52 matches for River Plate. He won the league with them in 2021.
The Manchester City man has now talked about his desire to return to his former club. It won’t happen soon considering the long-term contract he has at the Etihad. However, that hasn’t stopped him from publicly discussing his dream of playing again for River Plate.
