00:00As a football club, with me as part of that process, we've made a decision.
00:05He won't be available for tomorrow's game and he won't be available for Manchester City on the next Sunday.
00:10I think for Enzo, it's disappointing to speak in that way.
00:15What I will say about Enzo is in terms of him as a character, as a person,
00:18I've got no bad words to say about him, but I think a line was crossed in terms of our
00:23culture and what we want to build.
00:25So we had to make a sanction and that was a decision we've made.
00:28Firstly, as a character, as a person, as a player, I have the utmost respect for Enzo Fernandes.
00:34What he's achieved in his career, the player that he is, he's frustrated because he wanted Chelsea Football Club to
00:41be successful this year.
00:42He still wants that and we still can be.
00:44In terms of the decision, I've said this from day one, it's not all about just me.
00:49It's not all about the sporting directors or the ownership or the players.
00:52We are aligned in every decision that we make.
00:55So it was a joint decision and saying that the door is not closed on Enzo, that's very important.
01:00It's a sanction.
01:02You have to protect, especially this football club.
01:05This is a winning football club with traditions of success.
01:08You have to protect that culture.
01:09And I think in terms of that, the line was crossed in the international break.
01:13And I think in terms of that, the line was crossed in the international break.
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