Barcelona agree £65m deal to sign Rodri from Man City

Man City's desire to replace Rodri with Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez is no secret, despite not submitting a bid for the Argentine before the Blues' Friday deadline.

Chelsea told interested parties they had until 17:00 BST on Friday to make an offer for the 25-year-old - with them wanting £120m for his signature.

But they are not thought to have received any bids and Xabi Alonso's side now hope to keep their vice-captain.

However, it is understood City do not see the potential transfer as being over and still think Chelsea want to do a deal.

A £120m move would be the fourth-biggest football transfer ever.

Man City boss Enzo Maresca is clearly a fan of Fernandez, having made him Chelsea captain when Reece James was injured, and he played the Argentine in 79 of his 92 games in charge at Stamford Bridge.

Fernandez is, by nature, a defensive midfielder but Maresca played him further forward many times last season when Cole Palmer was injured, leading to him scoring a career-best 15 goals.

That means there are several places Fernandez could fit into Maresca's City team - if a deal does happen.

The Abu Dhabi-owned club also signed England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Forest this summer.

So that would give Maresca some flexibility when naming a team - and means Anderson and Fernandez would be capable of playing together.

Whether a deal can be agreed or if Chelsea will stick to their guns remains to be seen.