Enzo Maresca glosses over Fernández racism row before first Chelsea game
Fernández accused of ‘uninhibited racism’ by teammateNew Chelsea manager says situation has been clarified
Enzo Maresca has insisted he will not have an issue re-integrating Enzo Fernández into his Chelsea squad despite ongoing disciplinary proceedings into a video that showed the Argentina international chanting racist and transphobic slurs about members of the France team.
Fernández is due to link up with his club teammates for their tour of the United States on Monday after his participation in the Copa América. Defender Wesley Fofana – who won his first senior cap for France last year and is also part of the squad in the US – criticised the “uninhibited racism” in the video. He and a number of other Chelsea players have unfollowed Fernández on Instagram, while Fifa has started an investigation into the incident.
