Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez’s ex-wife Valentina Cervantes has opened up about her relationship with the midfielder before they split earlier this year. Fernandez joined the Blues in January 2023 in a £107 million transfer, a Premier League record fee at the time, which was subsequently broken by Moises Caicedo’s £115 million transfer.
The pair split in October, while the 23-year-old midfielder was in trouble for several minutes. He has since regained his form, contributing ten goals in eight league games for Chelsea since the start of November.
In a recent interview with Game, Set & Match, Cervantes spoke about her relationship with the player and her amicable split. The social media influencer said (via the Daily Mail):
“Everything was fine and then one day he suddenly told me that he didn’t want that anymore. There are things I still need to process, but that’s it, I accepted it. When we met, I was working in an empanada- restaurant and He studied law. He was at the Lower River and then played for the reserve team. When we moved in together, I changed jobs to a call center near the Obelisk.
“At that time I earned more than his representative gave him, we spent my entire salary, I had nothing left to save. And after 9 months I became pregnant with Olivia, I was 19 years old”
When asked if she was still in love with Fernandez, Cervantes replied:
“I think the love is still there because it’s very difficult to leave so soon. I don’t depend on a man or anyone to be happy. With the company of my children I will always be happy. “
Chelsea will next take on Irish side Shamrock Rivers in the Conference League on Thursday evening (December 19).
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has praised Enzo Fernandez’s attitude
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has drawn attention to the way Enzo Fernandez handled his lack of playing time. The Italian thinks Fernandez can serve as an example for the rest of his teammates.
In late October, before Fernandez’s resurgence in form, Maresca spoke about the midfielder’s lack of playing time and explained Chelsea’s need for physicality in the middle of the park.
Now that Fernandez has turned things around, Maresca has praised the midfielder for the way he trained despite his struggles to break into the starting line-up. The Chelsea boss said (according to the club’s official website):
“Enzo is a very good example. Noni [Madeueke] is the same. Even when they weren’t playing, they were doing the right things. It was my decision to leave them outside, but it wasn’t because their training was poor or their behavior was bad. They were simple technical decisions.
“Sometimes when you leave players out you hurt them and motivate them to give something extra, but Enzo can be a good example for the rest.”
Edited by Sankalp Srivastava