Enzo Maresca says Manchester City will not meet Chelsea’s deadline for Fernández
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Chelsea set 5pm Friday deadline for bids for midfielderMaresca: ‘I don’t think we’re going to do something today’Enzo Maresca is expecting a busy end to the transfer window but says Manchester City will not meet Chelsea’s 5pm Friday deadline to sign Enzo Fernández.Maresca takes charge of City for the first time in a major match on Sunday with the Community Shield against Arsenal in Cardiff but is a long way from finalising the squad he will have for the season. City are closing to signing the 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi from…
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