Enzo Fernandez has been dropped for Chelsea’s next two games after repeated public comments casting doubt over his future at the club.

Fernandez will miss the FA Cup quarter-final tie on Saturday against Port Vale and next weekend’s Premier League clash with Manchester City.

‘I spoke with Enzo an hour ago. We’ve made a decision – he won’t be available for tomorrow’s game and he won’t be available for Manchester City,’ Liam Rosenior confirmed in his press conference on Friday.

‘It’s disappointing for Enzo to speak that way. I have got no bad words to say about him but a line was crossed but a line was crossed in terms of our culture and what we want to build.

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‘It’s not ideal. A lot of it stemmed from a really difficult ten days, probably the most difficult ten days of my career.’

Rosenior added: ‘Enzo, firstly, as a character, a person and a player, I have the utmost respect for what he has achieved and what he is as a player. He’s frustrated because he wants us to be successful.

‘In terms of the decision, it’s not all about me, or the sporting directors,...