'It is time to move forward': Alonso urges Chelsea to focus on future after Enzo exit

[p]The Argentina midfielder left Stamford Bridge to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] in a British record-equalling £125 million ($169 million) deal ahead of the window closing on Tuesday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] had hoped to offset [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-enzo/nZnbEVWP/"]Fernandez[/a]'s exit by bringing in midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camara-lamine/boBGHitI/"]Lamine Camara[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco[/a], but that move collapsed when the Ligue 1 side backed out having not signed a deal sheet before the window closed.[/p][p]Alonso, though, insists his focus is on the future, starting with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/?mid=Glagw7N6"]Sunday's trip across London[/a] to Premier League champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a], when Chelsea will be bidding to maintain their 100% start to the new campaign.[/p][p][b]"We take all the decisions together,"[/b] Alonso told a pre-match press conference on Friday. [b]"We are responsible for them with our work together, the big ones, small ones.[/b][/p][embed guid="66e979fb-119f-4d2d-9b96-9c53b02dc76a" url="https://x.com/ChelseaFC/status/2095845470371217458" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"We knew ultimately the last goal is to have the best for the team, for the squad, for daily work here. We want to build a good spirit and a good team, and we have always taken the decisions thinking that we wanted to reach that."[/b][/p][p]Alonso added: "In football many things happen, and you need to be prepared for everything.[/p][p][b]"With Enzo, we have had conversations, but always with respect as well.[/b][/p][p][b]"What he has done for the club, it has been great, and we are thankful, but now it is time to move forward. We have a lot of big personalities, players with a lot of quality in all the different positions and now we are ready to go."[/b][/p][image alt="Arsenal vs Chelsea win probability" id="1f91615e-1155-4a28-94b8-97edc06c96cb" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="eef371cc-1e78-488a-b17b-8c300ca312a3" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p]Alonso also refused to go into fresh detail about the collapse of the deal for Camara.[/p][p][b]"I think that we are prepared and happy with the squad, the depth, with the healthy competition we have in different positions,"[/b] he said. [b]"It is a good balance between players of different stages (of their career).[/b][/p][p][b]"We need to build that energy during the week to perform well at the weekends. So far, it is just two games, but it has been a good start and now we know who is in the building and that is good to have that certainty."[/b][/p][p]Chelsea's squad has undergone major change over the summer.[/p][p][b]"We can be very happy with the whole transfer window,"[/b] said Alonso, who will make a late check over midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caicedo-moises/tIqaAkDs/"]Moises Caicedo[/a], who went off during the closing stages against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a].[/p][p][b]"What we started talking about in late May-early June, many things we have accomplished."[/b][/p][infobox id="02b45e73-9abc-454d-882a-650a1a621f7d" /]