Liam Rosenior has insisted he is in a “very good place” with Enzo Fernández as he looked to move on from the controversy of the Chelsea vice-captain’s comments during the international window.

Fernández appeared to cast doubt on his Chelsea future when he talked glowingly about the former Real Madrid midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modrić, and mentioned Madrid as the European city in which he would most like to live.

Fernández, who has been linked with a transfer to Real Madrid, had said after Chelsea’s defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last 16 second-leg on 17 March that he would see about his Chelsea future after the World Cup in the summer.

Rosenior took the decision to suspend Fernández from Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Port Vale, which his team won 7-0, and the Premier League game against Manchester City next Sunday, feeling his latest comments had “crossed the line” and threatened the culture he is working to instil. But the Chelsea manager was pleased that Fernández was present at Stamford Bridge to watch the Vale match and he sought to draw a line under the affair.

Enzo Fernández and Marc Cucurella both...