Joe Cole fears Enzo Fernandez could have ‘his head turned’ should Real Madrid reach out to tempt him into a move away from Chelsea.

The Argentina international is into his third year as a Chelsea player having joined the Blues for a then-club record fee of £106million from Benfica in January 2023.

He has been a fixture in the side under each head coach he has played under in west London but interest from abroad continues to mount.

Paris Saint-Germain have been credited with interest in the 25-year-old while Real Madrid are also admirers.

Fernandez has a contract at Stamford Bridge until 2031 and given the price Chelsea paid to bring him to the capital it would likely require an enormous fee to tempt the Blues into doing business.

But former Chelsea star Cole believes an offer to join Los Blancos would tempt any player – including Fernandez.

‘He’s an important player, a real leader in that dressing room,’ Cole told Paddy Power. ‘He’s getting to the age now where he’s going to want to win the big trophies.

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