The Sporting Lisbon captain is set to discuss personal terms and have a medical in Manchester after the two clubs confirmed a deal has been agreed on Wednesday.
Although there is still work to be done to finalise the transfer, the question was posed to the boss during his press conference, following the 1-0 win at Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.
The Blues won 3-2 on aggregate to reach the final, where they will face Aston Villa.
With goalscorer Nemanja Matic now suspended for our fifth meeting with Wolves of the season, after being sent off at the Etihad Stadium, it led to a question about whether Fernandes will replace him in the XI.