Agreed. He should have gone there. The move to Villa was imo pointless before everything transpired, he was never going to displace Buendia or Rogers in the #10.And he cannot play out wide effectively in this league.
Chelsea apparently not going to replace Fernandez this window.
They are light in midfield quality, Caicedo and Lavia (who has yet to have a season with injuries) aside. Barco,James and Henderson are their other options.