{"id":49905,"date":"2026-07-09T11:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/100m-midfielders-world-cup-performance-has-made-a-move-less-likely-insider-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:33:28","slug":"100m-midfielders-world-cup-performance-has-made-a-move-less-likely-insider-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/100m-midfielders-world-cup-performance-has-made-a-move-less-likely-insider-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a3100m midfielder&#8217;s World Cup performance has made a move less likely, insider claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/100m-midfielders-world-cup-performance-has-made-a-move-less-likely-insider-claims\/#Enzo_could_play_to_avoid_future_transfers\" >Enzo could play to avoid future transfers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/100m-midfielders-world-cup-performance-has-made-a-move-less-likely-insider-claims\/#In_other_news%E2%80%A6\" >In other news&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Enzo Fernandes could end up staying at Chelsea as his transfer fee is too high to attract serious interest.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy CaughtOffside&#8217;s coverage and would like to see more, add us as a preferred source on Google and favorite it to see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Enzo Fernandes is in a difficult situation.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder wants to leave Chelsea and made that clear in his comments earlier this year and his subsequent refusal to commit to the club.<\/p>\n<p>But the fact that the Blues paid more than \u00a3100m for him and are determined not to lose a penny in any sale means there are very few clubs interested. Now that Real Madrid have made it clear that they are not interested, there is no one left.<\/p>\n<p>As journalist Ben Jacobs pointed out, Enzo&#8217;s strong World Cup isn&#8217;t actually attracting suitors, it&#8217;s only reinforcing Chelsea&#8217;s belief that Enzo is a valuable player they&#8217;re looking for.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enzo_could_play_to_avoid_future_transfers\"><\/span>Enzo could play to avoid future transfers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Enzo Fernandes doesn&#8217;t have a lot of options given his rated price,&#8221; Jacobs said on the London Is Blue podcast this morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the ongoing World Cup, he is once again attracting the attention of many clubs and putting himself forward in the shop window, but this will make Chelsea even more eager to keep him unless their assessment is met and he is not already on a good contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_other_news%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>In other news&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most interesting players on the market this summer is Christos Tzoris, with Arsenal at the forefront of signing him.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are keen to sign Bradley Barcola this summer, but the price PSG are asking for him is pretty crazy and there are big questions as to whether the Reds will pay it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app and get all the latest updates straight to your phone! 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