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Maresca reveals how Manchester City welcomed Enzo Fernández as Noel Gallagher praises his choice of shirt number

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said several players repeatedly asked whether Enzo Fernández’s transfer from Chelsea would go through.
  • Maresca called the 25-year-old midfielder a winner and said he was ready to make his City debut against Coventry City.
  • Oasis frontman and City supporter Noel Gallagher praised Fernández for requesting Kevin De Bruyne’s former No. 17 shirt.

Enzo Fernández had not yet played an official match for Manchester City, but his arrival had already become a subject of interest inside the dressing room. Enzo Maresca said four or five players had asked during the previous four or five days whether the transfer would happen because they wanted the Argentina international at the club.

He is a winner, he has a winning mentality, he knows how to win.

· Enzo MarescaThe Manchester City manager described what Fernández could contribute to the team.

“I can assure you that in the last four or five days, four or five players were asking if he was coming or not, because they wanted him with us. It is very important that he is with us and we are 100% happy with that,” Maresca said before City’s Premier League match against Coventry City.

Maresca knows Fernández from their time together at Chelsea, where they won the 2025 Club World Cup. The Italian coach said he understood what the midfielder could bring to Manchester and described him in uncompromising terms: “He is a winner, he has a winning mentality, he knows how to win.”

I can assure you that in the last four or five days, four or five players were asking if he was coming or not, because they wanted him with us. It is very important that he is with us and we are 100% happy with that.

· Enzo MarescaMaresca said several City players were eager for Fernández’s transfer to be completed.

City signed Fernández from Chelsea for about €146 million after Rodri’s move to Barcelona. The transfer came at Maresca’s request and placed Fernández at the center of the club’s midfield rebuilding. Maresca linked the squad’s enthusiasm to the player’s competitive character, saying: “When you add a player like this to a group of winners, everyone is happy.”

When you add a player like this to a group of winners, everyone is happy.

· Enzo MarescaThe coach linked the squad’s reaction to Fernández’s competitive mentality.

The coach also confirmed that Fernández was fit for the match against Coventry, managed by Frank Lampard and newly promoted to the Premier League. “Yes, he is ready,” Maresca said, leaving Fernández in line for his first minutes at the Etihad Stadium. Away from the pitch, Noel Gallagher celebrated another detail of the move: Fernández had asked for the No. 17 shirt previously worn by Kevin De Bruyne. “That shows he has balls. I love it,” the Oasis leader said.

That shows he has balls. I love it.

· Noel GallagherGallagher praised Fernández for choosing Kevin De Bruyne’s former No. 17 shirt.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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