ENZO Fernandez has reportedly apologised on his return to the Chelsea squad on their tour of the United States.
Reports say that Fernandez addressed the video he posted on social media in which some of the Argentina squad chanted about French players after their 1-0 win over Colombia in the Copa America final. The chants referenced the family backgrounds of some French players.
The French Football Federation said the chants were “racist” and demanded an investigation.
Fernandez’s Blues team-mate and France international Wesley Fofana, whose father is from Ivory Coast, called it “uninhibited racism”.
Chelsea launched internal proceedings and Fernandez apologised in a post online.
But after landing in Atlanta he has reportedly met several of his team-mates to apologise face-to-face.
Head coach Enzo Maresca was asked about the situation before Chelsea’s friendly against Wrexham and he said he felt it wouldn’t cause conflict within the squad.
Chelsea’s next friendly is against America on Thursday (August 1).
