Enzo Fernandez is to be trusted with an important leadership role at Chelsea despite causing controversy earlier this summer.

The midfielder is expected to be named among Chelsea’s vice-captains by new coach Enzo Maresca, according to The Times.

He was given the captain’s armband in the second-half of his team’s 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in a friendly after Reece James was substituted off.

The elevation of Fernandez’s status within the Chelsea squad comes despite him creating a storm after winning the Copa America with Argentina this summer.

He posted a video on social media in which he sang a racist and homophobic song about France players.

Fernandez’s actions caused a stir within the Chelsea squad as many of the Blues’ French players were reported to be “very angry” with the 23-year-old.

Team-mate Wesley Fofana eventually came to the star’s defence after he apologised to the France international, with the defender claiming that Fernandez is “not racist”.

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Fernandez will hope that the controversy is well and truly behind him and his Chelsea team-mates as they gear up for the 2024-25 Premier League season.

The Stamford Bridge side will face Inter in their last pre-season friendly before they take on Manchester City in their first league game of the new campaign on August 18.

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