Enzo Fernandez has expressed his intentions of following in the footsteps of Chelsea legend Frank Lampard and helping the Blues lift more silverware in the years to come. 

Fernandez arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2023 from Benfica in a reported £106.8m (€123m) deal and has gone on to become a crucial part of Chelsea's recent success. 

He led the club to the Conference League title in 2024-25, while also helping Chelsea, then managed by Enzo Maresca, to Club World Cup glory last summer. 

Fernandez has made 151 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea, scoring 27 goals and providing 26 assists. Indeed, since joining the club, only Cole Palmer (78) has more goal involvements than the Argentine (53). 

And the 25-year-old has been in fine form this season, registering 12 goals and seven assists in all competitions, the joint-fourth highest tally in 2025-26 among Premier League players. 

Fernandez made 11 appearances under Lampard during his second stint with the club at the end of the 2022-23 season, and the Chelsea number eight is hoping that, in his more advanced midfield role, he can replicate a player he described as a Blues "idol".

"He's an inspiration," Fernandez told Sky Sports. "I've watched a lot of videos of Frank since coming to Chelsea.

"I've seen how he got into those last metres of the pitch and how he got into the box.

"During the time he was our coach, I didn't play in this position. I played further back, so I couldn't talk to him much about it.

"But I've been watching and learning from his videos since I came to the club. He was an exceptional player and a legend here for Chelsea.

"I don't like to be compared to him, because he has achieved a lot more here than I have. He's an idol. I hope to follow in his footsteps at Chelsea."

Fernandez's time at Chelsea has been a whirlwind, most notably off the field, with the midfielder playing under five different managers. 

The latest of which has seen Liam Rosenior sit in the Stamford Bridge dugout, and the former Strasbourg boss has made a promising start to life with the Blues. 

After their dramatic win over West Ham, a game that saw Fernandez net a 92nd-minute winner, Rosenior became the fourth English manager to win his first three Premier League games in charge, after Bobby Gould in August 1992, Sam Allardyce in August 2001 and Craig Shakespeare (first five) in April 2017.

"He's a great coach," Fernandez said of Rosenior. "He only arrived a month ago, but he's showing all his potential. Football doesn't give you time. It only wants results.

"That's what it is. But he is managing to get results, and he gives us a lot of confidence, so we're very happy that he's with us.

"We've all felt how we are growing, both as a group and me on a personal level."