That could change by Friday, however, with City still interested in the player despite landing Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for a (then) British transfer record of £116million, and Enzo Maresca’s side remain in talks with Lille over a deal to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi, the 18-year-old Moroccan, who starred at the recent World Cup, while Fernandez himself was sent off in Argentina’s 1-0 defeat by Spain in the final.
