Enzo Fernandez's ex-fiancée Valentina Cervantes has revealed she is still in love with the Chelsea star despite their split last year.
The 'Blues' midfielder surprised everyone, including his ex-partner, when last year he told him that he wanted to end their six-year relationship.
His childhood sweetheart, 24, returned to his native Argentina with Olivia, four, and Benjamín, one, after confirming the separation at the end of October.
Since then, Fernandez has embarked on a fine run of form, forcing his return to Enzo Maresca's side and now has seven Premier League goal involvements.
He is even rumored to be in a new relationship with Argentine rapper and singer Nicki Nicole and fans of the midfielder are linking his signature phone call celebration with the star having a popular song called Llamame (Call Me).
Following rumors linking Fernández to the rapper and singer, his ex-fiancée has now come forward and insisted that she is still in love with the midfielder.
Enzo Fernández's ex-fiancee, Valentina Cervantes, revealed that she is in love with the Chelsea star
Fernández surprised everyone when she said she wanted to end their six-year relationship.
The Argentine has enjoyed great form for the west London side in recent months.
In an interview with The NationCervantes said: 'I think love is still there because it is difficult for it to go away so quickly.'
She also opened up about how she's coped with the surprise split, admitting, “I literally took five minutes.” Today I don't cry anymore.'
Cervantes, however, suggested that she and Fernández are now 'going down different paths' and opened up the possibility of starting a new family.
She said: 'I'm betting on falling in love again and starting another family. I am young and I would have a million children.'
In December, the former law student also used an interview to reveal that she had asked the footballer about rumors that he was dating Nicole and had been assured that the reports were not true.
The influencer told the Argentine newspaper La Nación: 'Enzo asked me to go to London for Christmas, but I told him that I preferred to spend it here in Argentina because the children have more cousins and that makes the moment of opening the gifts and everything more special. others. .
“But on the 31st we will travel there and spend it together.”
He added: “I'm not going to Big Ben with just a cider.” We talked about it and he has no problem, and neither do I, since I know how to separate things.
Cervantes confirmed that the couple had separated back in October
Rumors suggest that Fernández is now dating Argentine rapper and singer Nicki Nicole
'We will do everything possible to make the children happy. I'm going to stay a few days because I have to finish some things I left there, then I'll come back here and they'll stay with him a little longer.'
Cervantes also admitted that she and Fernandez lived and slept together for another 10 days after he shocked her by telling her 'from one day to the next' that he didn't want to be with her anymore.
She said: 'I think it was a combination of things on his part. He made the decision and I respected it. We have two children together.
'To this day, we try to have a good relationship, we try to share, so that the children can continue living together. If you ask me what happened, I don't have anything specific to tell you.'
“I just think he decided to focus 100 percent on his career, on acting, on finding himself. He may not have been at his best as a player and he tried to find it. Today, fortunately, he is doing well. That's also why I'm happy.”
After their split, rumors began to circulate that Fernandez was dating 24-year-old Nicole, whose real name is Nicole Cucco and was born and raised in Lionel Messi's hometown of Rosario.
But Valentina said: 'I asked him. Obviously I don't get involved in those things and I would respect the woman he has from now on because it is his life, but I wanted to know because I think that as the children's mother I have to know and he told me. They weren't together.
'Olivia listens to Nicki Nicole's songs, I got excited…. I think they met once. Not alone, in a group.
Fernandez has been enjoying great form under new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca.
He added: “We have talked about the fact that if either of us starts a new relationship in the future, we will let each other know out of respect and because we share two children.”
Valentina announced the end of their relationship at the end of October writing on Instagram: 'With Enzo, today we decided to put space between us.
'But we will always be family and we will support each other in everything because there are two children in the middle who need a lot of our love for them.
'I know the person and the excellent father that Enzo is, and the heart he has and with that I am satisfied. Do not try to create wars where there are none.