New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso was unveiled at Stamford Bridge on Monday and said he wants to keep Enzo Fernandez at the club.

The 25-year-old Argentina midfielder, who is preparing to face England in the World Cup semi-finals, is open to leaving and was recently linked with Real Madrid.

However, the Spanish club denied interest for Fernandez last week, leaving him with no known alternative destination and a sizeable £120m asking price.

Alonso replied "yes" when asked whether he wanted to keep Fernandez, adding: "We have spoken. But, as you can understand, what we said will remain private."

It was part of his first wide-ranging news conference since taking charge of Chelsea following his departure from Real Madrid in January.

According to BBC Sports, it is also worth mentioning that Alonso is still finding his feet back in England. 

He has spoken about being excited to live in London, but he has been away from the country since his Liverpool days. 

Since then, he has spent more than a decade in San Sebastian, Germany and Madrid, only arriving on Wednesday with little time on the training pitch.

That is why it feels as though there is more to come from Alonso before we fully understand his vision, which players he favours and whether he can stabilise what has been a helter-skelter ride for Chelsea  under Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.