Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea reportedly reach an agreement with Benfica to sign midfielder Enzo Fernandez for a Premier League record fee of £112m.

[on the verge of signing](/football/chelsea/transfer-talk/news/badiashile-closing-in-on-chelsea-transfer_503245.html) centre-back [Benoit Badiashile](/people/benoit-badiashile/) from Monaco. [Liverpool](/football/liverpool/), [Manchester United](/football/man-utd/) and [Real Madrid](/football/real-madrid/) for his signature. "I think Enzo is a great player. Since he arrived at Benfica, he's played fantastic football. [Roger Schmidt](/people/roger-schmidt/) [recently admitted](/football/man-utd/transfer-talk/news/roger-schmidt-admits-enzo-fernandez-may-have-played-last-benfica-game_503224.html) that the midfielder may have already played his last game for the club. [Chelsea](/football/chelsea/) have reportedly reached an agreement with [Benfica](/football/benfica/) to sign [Enzo Fernandez](/people/enzo-fernandez/) for a Premier League record fee of £112m.

The Blues are understood to have made a £112million offer to the Portuguese club for their World Cup winning midfielder. The current offer is above his ...

[Primeira Liga fixture, according to ](/sport/football/article-11594231/Benfica-fans-FUME-Enzo-Fernandez-flying-Argentina-missing-training.html) [Portuguese newspaper outlet Ojogo. There are no exceptions to that.' The fee is above his £106m buy-out clause but would be paid in three instalments of £37.3m over three years. [ Argentina win the 2022 World Cup](/sport/football/article-11551797/World-Cup-Lionel-Messi-guides-Argentina-victory-France-thrilling-final.html), last week to feature in Benfica's 3-0 Liga NOS defeat to Braga. [ are understood to have made a £112million offer to the Portuguese club ](/sport/football/article-11593569/Chelsea-make-112m-offer-Enzo-Fernandez-Benfica-receive-fee-three-instalments.html)for the Argentine World Cup winner. - Reports in Portugal claim he is trying to force through a move to the Blues

Chelsea are prepared to meet Benficas valuation of Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, but only in instalments; Fernandez release clause is £105m; ...

But the owners want to back him. They don't want to worry about the summer. But Sky Sports News have been told Chelsea are not prepared to pay his release clause in full, and instead want to pay it in instalments.

The 21-year-old has been chased by a number of the game's elite and recently won the World Cup's Young Player of the Tournament prize, and he appears to be on ...

He must defend when the time comes but cannot afford to leave his forwards without options in attack. Possible options

However, the Blues may pounce for Arsenal target Mykhaylo Mudryk in January. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo will face Lionel Messi in a friendly match this month ...

The 28-year-old would be tied down to the seaside club until 2024 and Brighton would be keen to offer him a new long-term contract with improved terms. Brighton are set to activate a 12-month extension on Leandro Trossard’s current contract to avoid losing him for free at the end of the season. There were strong rumours that he was planning to leave for the United States in the summer, which would have been a bit of a shame. The Blues are sitting in 10th in the Premier League and are having a disappointing campaign. The Blues are in negotiations with super-agent Jorge Mendes and the Portuguese club, who are willing to let Fernandez leave in January, but Benfica are demanding the release clause to be paid in full. Shakhtar are yet to respond to the latest offer from Arsenal but are reportedly prepared to meet with Chelsea later this week regarding a potential deal for Mudryk.

Chelsea transfer news: Enzo Fernandez is close to making a west London switch from Benfica and the 21-year-old has made an important decision ahead of a ...

[A bola](https://www-abola-pt.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc), a Portuguese news outlet, Fernandez arrived at Benfica's training ground ahead of preparations for their next league outing against Portimonense on Friday. [Chelsea have agreed a fee in the region of £114million as opposed to paying his release clause with Benfica set to receive the funds across multiple equal instalments](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/enzo-fernandez-january-transfer-chelsea-25881144). [The 21-year-old has been the recipient of intense speculation linking him with a switch to west London](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/chelsea-transfer-enzo-fernandez-confirmed-25846694), with the Blues appearing close to finalising an agreement with Benfica for his transfer. Fernandez's stance on a move to Stamford Bridge is clear, it is now up to Benfica President Rui Costa to decide whether or not the club will accept Chelsea's terms. Following his actions, Fernandez will likely receive a fine and has been warned about his conduct by the club. [Chelsea](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/) transfer target Enzo Fernandez made the decision to return to Benfica training on Tuesday after missing two training sessions the previous day following the Portuguese club's 3-0 defeat to Braga on Friday.

Chelsea transfer news: The Blues can sweeten the deal for Enzo Fernandez due to an awkward Benfica clause with the Argentina midfielder's former club River ...

The Argentine club are also due an additional £8million from add-ons already from his move to Europe. That would still make Fernandez the most expensive ever Premier League player, breaking Jack Grealish's £100million price tag last summer. The 21-year-old only moved to Portugal seven months ago after leaving from River Plate, and his boyhood club are set for a massive pay-off. [hence Chelsea's willingness to sweeten the deal.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/enzo-fernandez-january-transfer-chelsea-25881144) [ With Fernandez keen on joining up with Graham Potter's men sooner rather than later, the only thing left to clear up is a payment structure.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/enzo-fernandez-chelsea-decision-benfica-25883747) [With this in mind his £106million release clause may not yet be enough to get a deal done.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/chelsea-transfer-enzo-fernandez-benfica-25846694)

SIMON JONES: The Blues have submitted the significant offer in the hopes of persuading the World Cup Young Player of the Tournament into a move to Stamford ...

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