In the same interview, Fernandez said that there had been "no talks" with Real Madrid and added that he was focused on Chelsea but would "see after the World Cup".

However, in a more recent interview, he said he would "like to live in Spain" and that Madrid reminded him of Buenos Aires.

"It's not ideal," Rosenior said.

"A lot of this stems from a difficult 10 days in terms of results we have had - probably the most difficult for me as a player or manager."

Chelsea lost four successive games between 11 and 21 March, including an 8-2 defeat on aggregate in their Champions League last-16 tie with Paris St-Germain.

Defender Marc Cucurella also made suggestions that his future could lie elsewhere, opening the door to a return to Barcelona, although he clarified that he was "happy" at Chelsea and would prefer to wait a "few years" before moving on.

"The players were motivated that we could do something really special in the Champions League," Rosenior said.

"The comments from Enzo and Marc Cucurella's interview both stem from that. It actually stems from a good place where...