Chelsea deletes social media post celebrating Enzo Fernandez goal vs England

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ATLANTA — Chelsea has been forced to delete a post featuring Enzo Fernandez, who scored a vital goal for Argentina in Wednesday's World Cup semifinal win over England.

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The Blues posted a picture of Fernandez celebrating his late equalizer at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The caption was simply the midfielder's name along with an explosion emoji.

But the post, which was shared across several social media channels, inspired a torrent of abuse from Chelsea fans who were unhappy to see the club celebrate a player who's made no secret of his desire to leave Stamford Bridge.

It also didn't help Chelsea's cause that Fernandez's goal came against England.

Fernandez scored an 85th-minute equalizer from long range to level the match. Just seven minutes later, Lautaro Martinez headed home a Lionel Messi cross to give Argentina a 2-1 win, sending them to the final against Spain on Sunday.

Chelsea suspended Fernandez for two matches in April after his comments about a potential move to Real Madrid.

The 25-year-old hinted he would like to live in Spain, particularly Madrid. This came after he expressed doubts about his future at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea's elimination from the Champions League against PSG.

Earlier this month, Real Madrid released an official statement denying any interest in a transfer move for Fernandez.

"The club wishes to state that it has not made any efforts, either directly or indirectly, aimed at signing the aforementioned player and, furthermore, has no intention of pursuing such an operation," Madrid said of Fernandez.

When asked if he wanted to keep the Argentine at the club, new Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso gave a one-word answer earlier this week: "Yes."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Chelsea deletes social media post celebrating Enzo Fernandez goal vs England

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