"He's a great player!" — Enzo Fernández named the 'SPECIAL' player he wants the Chelsea board to sign.

 • Enzo Fernández wants Chelsea to sign 'great player.'

Enzo Fernández has revealed he wants the Chelsea board to complete the permanent signing of Joao Felix. 

Felix joined the Blues on a loan deal in the summer and has since impressed offensively. Enzo Fernández thinks he is one player the Blues should keep.  The club will consider a permanent offer for Felix if he continues to impress and the player is open to staying at Stamford Bridge, having fallen out of favour under Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone.

"When you get on with someone off the field it helps on the field to have that special connection,’ Fernandez said of Felix.

‘He’s a great player, isn’t he? A fantastic player. He’s got lots of ability and loads of qualities.

'He’s a key player for us, an important player and he’s on loan. Let’s hope that CHELSEA can do all they can to keep hold of him come June, that would be great.’

Fernandez has also dismissed concerns his sensational price-tag could effect him at Stamford Bridge and says he wants to be a ‘leader’ at Stamford Bridge.

‘The amount of money that is paid is nothing to do with me,’ the 22-year-old added. ‘My job is to go out on the field and give my best at all times.

‘I know I’m still young and I need to keep learning, but at some point in the future, maybe tomorrow, maybe at some point in the future, I want to really demonstrate that I’m a leader both in the group off the field but on the field as well."