Matias Fernandez-Pardo featured for Belgium at the World Cup (Picture: Getty)Belgium World Cup star Matias Fernandez-Pardo has asked to leave Lille amid speculation linking him with Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Fernandez-Pardo came through the academy at Gent before being snapped up by Lille for €10million (£8.5m) in the summer of 2024. Reports in French outlet L’Equipe suggest that Premier League trio Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are all interested in Fernandez-Pardo. Keen to force a move to a bigger club this summer, it is said that Fernandez-Paro has handed in a transfer request to Lille despite having three years left on his contract. Fellow Lille player Ayyoub Bouaddi is also wanted by top European clubs (Picture: Getty)‘Many clubs are interested in him, but very few can afford him right now,’ he recently told Eurosport.