Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez's woes continue as he 'separates' from childhood influencer sweetheart Valentina Cervantes

Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez's woes continue as he 'separates' from childhood influencer sweetheart Valentina Cervantes

Evans Ousuru 18:00 - 31.10.2024

The pair have two children while the breakup has been termed amicable

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez's troubles on the pitch have followed off the pitch following a bitter split from his childhood sweetheart

Fernandez and his influencer wife Valentina Cervantes met in their homeland of Argentina and have two children together, a daughter born in March 2020 and a son who was born in October 2023.

Cervantes followed Fernandez to Benfica when he joined the Portuguese club in 2022, and then moved to London to join her partner when he signed for Chelsea in a deal worth £107m last January. But a little over 18 months on, the couple have decided to go their separate ways.

Announcing the end of their relationship on Thursday, Cervantes wrote on Instagram: "With Enzo today we say distance from each other. But we will always be family and support each other through everything."

Cervantes statement indicates this is an amicable split. "Because there are two kids in the middle that need a lot of our love for them. I know the person and excellent father Enzo is, and the heart he has. And that's enough for me. They don't want to create wars where there aren't any."

The former River Plate academy graduate has failed to live up to the expectation in England following his big-money move. Inconsistency has characterised the 23-year-old performance in a blues jersey. The World Cup winner with Argentina also boast of the Copa America title.