Manchester City are considering making a bid for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez before the transfer deadline. City's interest continues despite missing Chelsea's August 14 deadline to bid for Fernandez.

Chelsea spent a British-record £117m on Morgan Rogers this summer and it could take more than that for City to sign Fernandez, who is valued by the Blues at £120m after the club signed him for £107m in 2023. City are rebuilding their midfield, having sold Rodri to Barcelona for £65.4m and Tijjani Reijnders to Al Qadsiah for £51m, after releasing Bernardo Silva, and with Nico Gonzalez set to join Newcastle for £50m.

They have added Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for £116m and, on Wednesday, signed Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi for £86m. Sky Sports News has reported that Fernandez is a top target for City boss Enzo Maresca, who worked with the midfielder at Chelsea. The 25-year-old has six years left on his contract.

Fernandez was suspended by Chelsea for two matches towards the end of last season after casting doubt over his future while on international duty amid reports of interest from Real Madrid, who subsequently ruled out a move for him in early July. Manchester City want to make more additions in midfield and are also interested in Bournemouth's Alex Scott and Roma's Manu Kone. However, Bournemouth remain adamant that Scott is not for sale and will reject any offers for him in this window, with Chelsea also interested. Scott has two years left on his contract but has made his feelings clear by refusing offers of a new and improved deal.