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Chelsea are working hard to line up a replacement for Enzo Fernandez before the transfer deadline.<\/p>\n
On top of Monaco’s Lamine Camara<\/strong> and Roma’s Manu Kone<\/strong>, they are also looking at midfield options in the Premier League.<\/p>\nChelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Enzo Fernandez, who has made it clear that he wants to make the move to Manchester City, leaves.<\/p>\nTalks are ongoing over City’s move for the Argentina international<\/a>, but Chelsea will only do business on a replacement if they feel it improves their squad.<\/p>\nChelsea close to agreeing deal for Roma’s Kone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n Image:<\/span>\n Chelsea have agreed a deal with Roma to sign midfielder Manu Kone\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nChelsea are close to an agreement to sign France midfielder Kone, but Roma boss Gian Piero Gasperini is trying to keep hold of the player according to Sky in Italy.<\/p>\nA deal worth \u00a352m was understood to have been discussed, with talks also advancing to see winger Jamie Gittens<\/strong> head in the other direction on loan.<\/p>\nChelsea’s negotiations continue for both Kone and Gittens, but Gasperini’s reluctance to let Kone go is an obstacle to overcome.<\/p>\nGapserini pushed for Kone to stay when he arrived as head coach and was instrumental in securing the France midfielder’s immediate future there.<\/p>\nRoma are working on either AC Milan midfielder Youssouf Fofana <\/strong>or Marseille’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg<\/strong> to replace Kone.<\/p>\nChelsea have bid rejected for Camara<\/h3>\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n Image:<\/span>\n Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMeanwhile, Monaco <\/strong>have rejected a \u00a338.5m (\u20ac45m) bid from Chelsea for Camara.<\/strong><\/p>\nChelsea <\/strong>are working hard to line up a replacement for Fernandez <\/strong>before the deadline.<\/p>\nOn top of Camara and Kone,<\/strong> they are also looking at midfield options in the Premier League.<\/p>\nChelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Fernandez leaves.<\/p>\nCould Kone fill Fernandez shoes?<\/h3>\nAnalysis by Sky Sports’ Nick Wright:<\/em><\/p>\nKone has pedigree as a 19-cap France international who, at 25, and with his peak years still ahead of him, has already impressed in Italy, Germany and his homeland, demonstrating a capacity to adapt which could serve him well in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink explains what Chelsea could expect from Manu Kone<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder has good athleticism and technical quality. 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Chelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Enzo Fernandez, who has made it clear that he wants to make the move to Manchester City, leaves.<\/p>\n
Talks are ongoing over City’s move for the Argentina international<\/a>, but Chelsea will only do business on a replacement if they feel it improves their squad.<\/p>\nChelsea close to agreeing deal for Roma’s Kone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n Image:<\/span>\n Chelsea have agreed a deal with Roma to sign midfielder Manu Kone\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nChelsea are close to an agreement to sign France midfielder Kone, but Roma boss Gian Piero Gasperini is trying to keep hold of the player according to Sky in Italy.<\/p>\nA deal worth \u00a352m was understood to have been discussed, with talks also advancing to see winger Jamie Gittens<\/strong> head in the other direction on loan.<\/p>\nChelsea’s negotiations continue for both Kone and Gittens, but Gasperini’s reluctance to let Kone go is an obstacle to overcome.<\/p>\nGapserini pushed for Kone to stay when he arrived as head coach and was instrumental in securing the France midfielder’s immediate future there.<\/p>\nRoma are working on either AC Milan midfielder Youssouf Fofana <\/strong>or Marseille’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg<\/strong> to replace Kone.<\/p>\nChelsea have bid rejected for Camara<\/h3>\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n Image:<\/span>\n Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMeanwhile, Monaco <\/strong>have rejected a \u00a338.5m (\u20ac45m) bid from Chelsea for Camara.<\/strong><\/p>\nChelsea <\/strong>are working hard to line up a replacement for Fernandez <\/strong>before the deadline.<\/p>\nOn top of Camara and Kone,<\/strong> they are also looking at midfield options in the Premier League.<\/p>\nChelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Fernandez leaves.<\/p>\nCould Kone fill Fernandez shoes?<\/h3>\nAnalysis by Sky Sports’ Nick Wright:<\/em><\/p>\nKone has pedigree as a 19-cap France international who, at 25, and with his peak years still ahead of him, has already impressed in Italy, Germany and his homeland, demonstrating a capacity to adapt which could serve him well in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink explains what Chelsea could expect from Manu Kone<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder has good athleticism and technical quality. 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Chelsea are close to an agreement to sign France midfielder Kone, but Roma boss Gian Piero Gasperini is trying to keep hold of the player according to Sky in Italy.<\/p>\n
A deal worth \u00a352m was understood to have been discussed, with talks also advancing to see winger Jamie Gittens<\/strong> head in the other direction on loan.<\/p>\nChelsea’s negotiations continue for both Kone and Gittens, but Gasperini’s reluctance to let Kone go is an obstacle to overcome.<\/p>\nGapserini pushed for Kone to stay when he arrived as head coach and was instrumental in securing the France midfielder’s immediate future there.<\/p>\nRoma are working on either AC Milan midfielder Youssouf Fofana <\/strong>or Marseille’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg<\/strong> to replace Kone.<\/p>\nChelsea have bid rejected for Camara<\/h3>\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n Image:<\/span>\n Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMeanwhile, Monaco <\/strong>have rejected a \u00a338.5m (\u20ac45m) bid from Chelsea for Camara.<\/strong><\/p>\nChelsea <\/strong>are working hard to line up a replacement for Fernandez <\/strong>before the deadline.<\/p>\nOn top of Camara and Kone,<\/strong> they are also looking at midfield options in the Premier League.<\/p>\nChelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Fernandez leaves.<\/p>\nCould Kone fill Fernandez shoes?<\/h3>\nAnalysis by Sky Sports’ Nick Wright:<\/em><\/p>\nKone has pedigree as a 19-cap France international who, at 25, and with his peak years still ahead of him, has already impressed in Italy, Germany and his homeland, demonstrating a capacity to adapt which could serve him well in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink explains what Chelsea could expect from Manu Kone<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder has good athleticism and technical quality. 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Chelsea’s negotiations continue for both Kone and Gittens, but Gasperini’s reluctance to let Kone go is an obstacle to overcome.<\/p>\n
Gapserini pushed for Kone to stay when he arrived as head coach and was instrumental in securing the France midfielder’s immediate future there.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, Monaco <\/strong>have rejected a \u00a338.5m (\u20ac45m) bid from Chelsea for Camara.<\/strong><\/p>\nChelsea <\/strong>are working hard to line up a replacement for Fernandez <\/strong>before the deadline.<\/p>\nOn top of Camara and Kone,<\/strong> they are also looking at midfield options in the Premier League.<\/p>\nChelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Fernandez leaves.<\/p>\nCould Kone fill Fernandez shoes?<\/h3>\nAnalysis by Sky Sports’ Nick Wright:<\/em><\/p>\nKone has pedigree as a 19-cap France international who, at 25, and with his peak years still ahead of him, has already impressed in Italy, Germany and his homeland, demonstrating a capacity to adapt which could serve him well in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink explains what Chelsea could expect from Manu Kone<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder has good athleticism and technical quality. Like the player he is in line to replace at Chelsea, he can operate at both No 6 and No 8, although it is at the base of midfield that he is most comfortable.<\/p>\nThat may suit Alonso given his favoured, three-at-the-back system leaves little room for the No 8 role in which Fernandez previously excelled for the club. It may also suit Kone, who can defend, pass and carry but doesn’t offer the same level of attacking threat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nFernandez thrived in that sense at Chelsea. The Argentina international contributed an impressive total of 16 goals and 11 assists in the last two Premier League seasons.<\/p>\nChelsea might need to find those goals and assists elsewhere in his squad if he goes, with Kone, a player who has different strengths, having provided only two and five respectively in league games for Roma in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chelsea are working hard to line up a replacement for Enzo Fernandez before the transfer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/skysports-manu-kone-lamine-camara_7337573.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Chelsea <\/strong>are working hard to line up a replacement for Fernandez <\/strong>before the deadline.<\/p>\nOn top of Camara and Kone,<\/strong> they are also looking at midfield options in the Premier League.<\/p>\nChelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Fernandez leaves.<\/p>\nCould Kone fill Fernandez shoes?<\/h3>\nAnalysis by Sky Sports’ Nick Wright:<\/em><\/p>\nKone has pedigree as a 19-cap France international who, at 25, and with his peak years still ahead of him, has already impressed in Italy, Germany and his homeland, demonstrating a capacity to adapt which could serve him well in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink explains what Chelsea could expect from Manu Kone<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder has good athleticism and technical quality. Like the player he is in line to replace at Chelsea, he can operate at both No 6 and No 8, although it is at the base of midfield that he is most comfortable.<\/p>\nThat may suit Alonso given his favoured, three-at-the-back system leaves little room for the No 8 role in which Fernandez previously excelled for the club. It may also suit Kone, who can defend, pass and carry but doesn’t offer the same level of attacking threat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nFernandez thrived in that sense at Chelsea. The Argentina international contributed an impressive total of 16 goals and 11 assists in the last two Premier League seasons.<\/p>\nChelsea might need to find those goals and assists elsewhere in his squad if he goes, with Kone, a player who has different strengths, having provided only two and five respectively in league games for Roma in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chelsea are working hard to line up a replacement for Enzo Fernandez before the transfer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/skysports-manu-kone-lamine-camara_7337573.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
On top of Camara and Kone,<\/strong> they are also looking at midfield options in the Premier League.<\/p>\nChelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Fernandez leaves.<\/p>\nCould Kone fill Fernandez shoes?<\/h3>\nAnalysis by Sky Sports’ Nick Wright:<\/em><\/p>\nKone has pedigree as a 19-cap France international who, at 25, and with his peak years still ahead of him, has already impressed in Italy, Germany and his homeland, demonstrating a capacity to adapt which could serve him well in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink explains what Chelsea could expect from Manu Kone<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder has good athleticism and technical quality. Like the player he is in line to replace at Chelsea, he can operate at both No 6 and No 8, although it is at the base of midfield that he is most comfortable.<\/p>\nThat may suit Alonso given his favoured, three-at-the-back system leaves little room for the No 8 role in which Fernandez previously excelled for the club. It may also suit Kone, who can defend, pass and carry but doesn’t offer the same level of attacking threat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nFernandez thrived in that sense at Chelsea. The Argentina international contributed an impressive total of 16 goals and 11 assists in the last two Premier League seasons.<\/p>\nChelsea might need to find those goals and assists elsewhere in his squad if he goes, with Kone, a player who has different strengths, having provided only two and five respectively in league games for Roma in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chelsea are working hard to line up a replacement for Enzo Fernandez before the transfer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/skysports-manu-kone-lamine-camara_7337573.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Chelsea’s plan is to bring in one midfielder if Fernandez leaves.<\/p>\n
Analysis by Sky Sports’ Nick Wright:<\/em><\/p>\nKone has pedigree as a 19-cap France international who, at 25, and with his peak years still ahead of him, has already impressed in Italy, Germany and his homeland, demonstrating a capacity to adapt which could serve him well in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink explains what Chelsea could expect from Manu Kone<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder has good athleticism and technical quality. Like the player he is in line to replace at Chelsea, he can operate at both No 6 and No 8, although it is at the base of midfield that he is most comfortable.<\/p>\nThat may suit Alonso given his favoured, three-at-the-back system leaves little room for the No 8 role in which Fernandez previously excelled for the club. It may also suit Kone, who can defend, pass and carry but doesn’t offer the same level of attacking threat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nFernandez thrived in that sense at Chelsea. The Argentina international contributed an impressive total of 16 goals and 11 assists in the last two Premier League seasons.<\/p>\nChelsea might need to find those goals and assists elsewhere in his squad if he goes, with Kone, a player who has different strengths, having provided only two and five respectively in league games for Roma in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chelsea are working hard to line up a replacement for Enzo Fernandez before the transfer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/skysports-manu-kone-lamine-camara_7337573.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Kone has pedigree as a 19-cap France international who, at 25, and with his peak years still ahead of him, has already impressed in Italy, Germany and his homeland, demonstrating a capacity to adapt which could serve him well in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
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The former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder has good athleticism and technical quality. Like the player he is in line to replace at Chelsea, he can operate at both No 6 and No 8, although it is at the base of midfield that he is most comfortable.<\/p>\n
That may suit Alonso given his favoured, three-at-the-back system leaves little room for the No 8 role in which Fernandez previously excelled for the club. It may also suit Kone, who can defend, pass and carry but doesn’t offer the same level of attacking threat.<\/p>\n
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Fernandez thrived in that sense at Chelsea. The Argentina international contributed an impressive total of 16 goals and 11 assists in the last two Premier League seasons.<\/p>\n
Chelsea might need to find those goals and assists elsewhere in his squad if he goes, with Kone, a player who has different strengths, having provided only two and five respectively in league games for Roma in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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