In November, Enzo Maresca justified his decision to overlook his £107million namesake by claiming his prefers the physicality of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
At that stage of the season the Blues were dreaming of an unlikely title challenge after bouncing back from a defeat at Anfield to beat Newcastle 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Even at that point, the 2024-25 season could have been charactised as 'eventful' for Enzo Fernandez. The Argentine's campaign began with apologies to his Chelsea team-mates after he recorded himself and several international colleagues singing a controversial song about France's black players in the aftermath of the Copa America triumph.