Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea have reached an agreement in principle with Benfica for Enzo Fernandez. The Premier League club are still hoping to sign the World Cup winner in ...

[Argentina](https://theathletic.com/football/team/argentina/) won the World Cup in Qatar last month. [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) club are still hoping to sign the [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/) winner in this window. [Chelsea](https://theathletic.com/football/team/chelsea/) have reached an agreement in principle with Benfica for [Enzo Fernandez](https://theathletic.com/football/player/enzo-fernandez-mA2LkzPdMOcVkFoZ/).

With the transfer deadline looming, here's the latest on Enzo Fernandez's potential move to Premier League side Chelsea.

After joining Benfica, Fernandez was straight in at the European deep end. However, the Liga Portugal leaders incredibly went on to win Group H, beating Juventus twice and holding Kylian Mbappe and Co. "That means if the player wants to and there is a club who pays this amount of money, you cannot stop that. As long as the transfer window is open, you always have to expect that something can happen… There, his performances were so impressive that Man United, Real Madrid and Inter Milan considered signing him. The figure is significant because it matches the release clause in his contract. “We will see what happens in the next two days. Jacobs has said that Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid will be involved in an "open race" for Fernandez in the summer unless there is a "dramatic" development in January of the kind that Chelsea appear to have now initiated. A spate of injuries in midfield led to Liverpool being strongly linked with Fernandez at the start of the 2022/23 season. He is a great person and player. [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12800035/enzo-fernandez-set-for-chelsea-medical-in-portugal-in-race-against-time-for-transfer-deadline-day-deal), the Argentina international is currently undergoing a medical with Blues staff and is set to board a flight to London for the official announcement shortly, with the transfer fee paid to Benfica set to be the player's £105 million release clause. What's the current state of play and how likely is Fernandez to be a Premier League player in February?

Chelsea and Benfica have reached a deal over the transfer of rising superstar midfielder Enzo Fernandez, according CBS soccer insider Fabrizio Romano.

They are currently in 10th in the Premier League with an 8-5-7 record, 10 points out of the top four. This season, the Blues are through to the round of 16 in the Champions League, where they will face Dortmund. Fernandez won the FIFA World Cup Young Player Award in Qatar after helping solidify the champions' midfield, putting together brilliant performance after brilliant performance on the biggest of stages.

The Premier League club has reached an agreement with Benfica to sign the Argentine midfielder, reports transfer insider Fabrizio Romano. Chelsea and Benfica ...

The fee for Fernandez also exceeds the £97.5 million that Chelsea paid to re-sign [Romelu Lukaku](https://www.thescore.com/itaci/players/2204) in 2021. [Mykhailo Mudryk](https://www.thescore.com/epl/players/105184), [Benoit Badiashile](https://www.thescore.com/epl/players/103341), [Noni Madueke](https://www.thescore.com/epl/players/162571), [Andrey Santos](https://www.thescore.com/epl/players/192954), [David Datro Fofana](https://www.thescore.com/epl/players/168581), [Malo Gusto](https://www.thescore.com/fran/players/168025), and [Joao Felix](https://www.thescore.com/epl/players/102327), who joined on loan from Atletico Madrid. [Jack Grealish](https://www.thescore.com/epl/players/17264). [The Athletic's David Ornstein](https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1620577802885169152). [Chelsea](https://www.thescore.com/epl/teams/58) supporters can rest easy now that [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.thescore.com/chlg/players/185698) is officially a Blue. [Benfica](https://www.thescore.com/chlg/teams/293) announced it had reached a record-breaking agreement with Chelsea.

The proposed deal would make the Argentina World Cup winner the Premier League's most expensive player, with Chelsea set to pay the reported 120 million euros ( ...

News of the deal came as a surprise when it was first reported on Monday. Championship side Norwich have signed 19-year-old Arsenal winger Marquinhos on loan until the end of the season. Tottenham boss Antonio Conte had targeted a new right wing-back, with space seemingly created by Matt Doherty and Djed Spence. Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo has joined Bayern Munich on loan for the remainder of the campaign. Bayern’s unexpected swoop for Cancelo is understood to include an option for the German giants to buy the 28-year-old Portugal international for £61.5m in the summer. Chelsea’s bid to sign Enzo Fernandez for a British record fee was set to enter the final hours of the transfer window on Tuesday.

Chelsea have signed Benfica and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez for €120m, but what do you need to know about the youngster?

At that time they told me that they preferred to wait because he was very young and I told them that it was better for him to make the move from that moment on because it took a while to adapt to the big pitch. He is a spectacular person, very humble and a very important player for us." He has been giving us many solutions and the most remarkable thing is that he knows that if he plays for the team he will continue to stand out." [quoted in La Pagina Millonaria in December](https://lapaginamillonaria.com/riverplate/Scaloni-sobre-Enzo-Fernandez-Es-un-chico-que-tiene-un-futuro-enorme-20221208-0005.html): "He's made huge progress and we are very happy with his contribution. But will he still be as efficient when the pace of the game is taken up a notch, the pressing is more intense and there's less time on the ball? And therein lays the tricky nature of labelling him: he's so complete that it is hard to put him in a defined positional box. He also helped the club to top their UEFA Champions League group ahead of [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160) and [Juventus](/soccer/team?id=111) and reach the knockout stages. While only 5-foot-10 and slight of build, the 22-year-old goes a long way to compensate his physical limitations with tenacity and character. [Chelsea made the move to secure his signature](/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4865591/chelsea-sign-enzo-fernandez-from-benfica-after-meeting-120m-release-clause-sources) ahead of their rivals on deadline day. [Poland](/soccer/team?id=471) on, he cemented his place in the first XI. Now [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) have made him a British-record transfer, and one of the most expensive players in the world, with a €120m transfer. Benfica snapped him up in the summer of 2022 and gave him the No.

Chelsea's staggering spending spree continued when they broke the British transfer record to sign Enzo Fernández for €121m (£106.8m)

The last-ditch nature of the move for Fernández ended any chance of Conor Gallagher leaving Chelsea, who had interest in the midfielder from Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Everton. Potter’s team are out of both cups and face a fight to qualify for the Champions League. Chelsea will be able to register only three signings in their 25-man squad for the Champions League. However Uefa is set to change those regulations from the summer, with clubs expected to be stopped from spreading the cost of fees for more than a period of five years. Amortisation is the key – spreading the cost of a fee over the length of a contract. [sold Jorginho to Arsenal](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/31/arsenal-jorginho-deal-chelsea-caicedo-brighton) for £10m plus £2m in add-ons earlier in the evening, reached an agreement with Benfica about two hours before the window shut at 11pm UK time.

Chelsea have signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica after meeting the midfielder's €120 million release clause, the Portuguese side said on Tuesday.

[Argentina](/soccer/team?id=202) as they won the 2022 World Cup and was named the Young Player of the Tournament. [Benoit Badiashile](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/282585/Benoit-Badiashile), [David Datro Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/301047/David-Datro-Fofana), [Andrey Santos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/314858/Andrey-Santos), [Mykhailo Mudryk](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/299911/Mykhailo-Mudryk), [Noni Madueke](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/293236/Noni-Madueke) and [Malo Gusto](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/308947/Malo-Gusto) into the club. [ESPN reported on Monday](/soccer-transfers/story/4865374/chelsea-inching-closer-to-deal-for-benficas-enzo-fernandez) that Fernandez had already agreed personal terms with Chelsea and was pushing the Portuguese club hard to reach an agreement with the Blues. [All the done deals from Wednesday](/soccer/blog-transfer-talk/story/4865450/live-january-transfer-deadline-day-all-the-latest-news-and-gossip) [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) have signed [Enzo Fernandez](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/285450/Enzo-Fernández) from [Benfica](/soccer/team?id=1929) after meeting the midfielder's €121 million (£106.8m) release clause, the Portuguese side announced on Tuesday. [previous Premier League record fee of £100m](/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4443484/manchester-city-sign-jack-grealish-from-aston-villa-for-british-record-fee) that Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish when he joined from Aston Villa in 2021.

Chelsea has acquired the rights to Benfica's Enzo Fernandez, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Benfica will also have to deduct agent fees, alongside the 25% owed to River Plate, Fernandez' formative club. Fabrizio Romano also reported that the Blues will pay the transfer fee in six installments, with €40 million upfront. The release also informed that the Premier League-side retained the rights to solidarity payment, a mechanism created by FIFA to reward teams that develop young players with a percentage of every transfer fee said athlete partakes on.

Enzo Fernandez has the skill set and temperament to be a transformative force in the Chelsea midfield. We analyse his strengths.

However, Chelsea are investing in a young talented midfielder with European, Champions League and international experience, and those players don’t come cheap. Without the ball, Fernandez is a strong front-foot defender and this suits Potter’s liking of a high press, which demands the central midfielders track their direct opponent. So, is he worth the money? How he adapts to the faster, more physically demanding Premier League will also be something to keep an eye on. This is reflected in his tinkering, having made 61 changes to starting XIs in his 14 Premier League games, an average of 4.4 each match — the most of any manager or head coach since he moved to Chelsea. Meanwhile, Conor Gallagher is the opposite of the Italian and Graham Potter has turned to 18-year-old academy graduate Lewis Hall as a left-footed central midfielder. While not his key attribute, Fernandez has shown attacking creativity for Benfica this season with five assists — from an expected assists tally of 3.7 — in the league. A fully fit Put simply, Fernandez has often been the metronome for Benfica, sitting as a left-sided defensive midfielder in a predominant 4-3-2-1 structure. Crucially, Fernandez is comfortable in a possession-dominant side, with Benfica’s 66 per cent possession being comfortably higher than any other team in Portugal. He has been a near ever-present for a Benfica side currently sitting seven points clear at the top of the Primeira Liga. A record British transfer spend of €121million (£106million).

Benfica will also have to deduct agent fees, alongside the 25% owed to River Plate, Fernandez' formative club. Fabrizio Romano also reported that the Blues will ...

Benfica will also have to deduct agent fees, alongside the 25% owed to River Plate, Fernandez' formative club. Chelsea has agreed to pay €121 million for the rights to Benfica's Enzo Fernandez, the Portuguese club announced in a press release. Chelsea has acquired the rights to Benfica's Enzo Fernandez, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Benfica will also have to deduct agent fees, alongside the 25% owed to River Plate, Fernandez' formative club. Fabrizio Romano also reported that the Blues will ...

Benfica will also have to deduct agent fees, alongside the 25% owed to River Plate, Fernandez' formative club. Chelsea has agreed to pay €121 million for the rights to Benfica's Enzo Fernandez, the Portuguese club announced in a press release. Chelsea has acquired the rights to Benfica's Enzo Fernandez, according to Fabrizio Romano.

LISBON (AP) — Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez became the most expensive player in British soccer history after joining Chelsea from Benfica for 10...

[https://apnews.com/hub/soccer](https://apnews.com/hub/soccer) and [https://twitter.com/AP_Sports](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) [Skip Advertisement] The fee surpassed the 100 million pounds (then $139 million) that Manchester City paid Aston Villa for England international Jack Grealish in August 2021. LISBON (AP) — Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez became the most expensive player in British soccer history after joining Chelsea from Benfica for 106.7 million pounds ($131.4 million), the Portuguese club announced Wednesday.

With the transfer deadline looming, here's the latest on Enzo Fernandez's potential move to Premier League side Chelsea.

After joining Benfica, Fernandez was straight in at the European deep end. However, the Liga Portugal leaders incredibly went on to win Group H, beating Juventus twice and holding Kylian Mbappe and Co. "That means if the player wants to and there is a club who pays this amount of money, you cannot stop that. As long as the transfer window is open, you always have to expect that something can happen… There, his performances were so impressive that Man United, Real Madrid and Inter Milan considered signing him. The figure is significant because it matches the release clause in his contract. “We will see what happens in the next two days. Jacobs has said that Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid will be involved in an "open race" for Fernandez in the summer unless there is a "dramatic" development in January of the kind that Chelsea appear to have now initiated. A spate of injuries in midfield led to Liverpool being strongly linked with Fernandez at the start of the 2022/23 season. He is a great person and player. [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12800035/enzo-fernandez-set-for-chelsea-medical-in-portugal-in-race-against-time-for-transfer-deadline-day-deal), the Argentina international is currently undergoing a medical with Blues staff and is set to board a flight to London for the official announcement shortly, with the transfer fee paid to Benfica set to be the player's £105 million release clause. What's the current state of play and how likely is Fernandez to be a Premier League player in February?

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez from Benfica on an eight-and-a-half year contract worth £106.8 million.

Their spending has now reached £322m this window with Fernandez becoming the eighth signing. Fernandez scored for Argentina in their crucial group stage win against Mexico. Transfers

The deal for the Argentine surpasses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish from Aston Villa 18 months ago.

Large fines or points deductions can be dished out as punishment to clubs which don't adhere to the rules. Following the arrival of Fernandez, Chelsea spent £323.3m in January. Fernandez has already taken responsibility without the ball at Benfica, slotting into an anchorman role regularly as required. [Jorginho, who joined Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal on Deadline Day](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/12799982/jorginho-arsenal-sign-midfielder-from-chelsea-in-deal-worth-12m-on-deadline-day) in a £12m deal. "Should Chelsea want to play with a midfield two, he would offer a better option there too. "Fernandez's attributes make it clear how he can help.

With the transfer deadline looming, here's the latest on Enzo Fernandez's potential move to Premier League side Chelsea.

After joining Benfica, Fernandez was straight in at the European deep end. However, the Liga Portugal leaders incredibly went on to win Group H, beating Juventus twice and holding Kylian Mbappe and Co. "That means if the player wants to and there is a club who pays this amount of money, you cannot stop that. As long as the transfer window is open, you always have to expect that something can happen… There, his performances were so impressive that Man United, Real Madrid and Inter Milan considered signing him. The figure is significant because it matches the release clause in his contract. “We will see what happens in the next two days. Jacobs has said that Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid will be involved in an "open race" for Fernandez in the summer unless there is a "dramatic" development in January of the kind that Chelsea appear to have now initiated. A spate of injuries in midfield led to Liverpool being strongly linked with Fernandez at the start of the 2022/23 season. He is a great person and player. [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12800035/enzo-fernandez-set-for-chelsea-medical-in-portugal-in-race-against-time-for-transfer-deadline-day-deal), the Argentina international is currently undergoing a medical with Blues staff and is set to board a flight to London for the official announcement shortly, with the transfer fee paid to Benfica set to be the player's £105 million release clause. What's the current state of play and how likely is Fernandez to be a Premier League player in February?

Born in San Martin on the outskirts of Buenos Aires in January 2001, Enzo Fernandez joined River Plate aged just five, having stood out playing for his ...

Fernandez scored 10 goals and registered six assists in 26 appearances for River in league and cup, cementing himself as the box-to-box midfielder he had always aspired to be. He had his third winners’ medal in the same calendar year. Fernandez and the Hawks’ star burned brightest in the Copa Sudamericana, South America’s equivalent of the Europa League. As his fitness and flexibility improved, so did his recovery skills in the middle of the park, suiting Defensa y Justicia’s pressing style. Always a central midfielder, Fernandez progressed through River’s fabled academy system and was called up to the reserve squad early in 2019. Born in San Martin on the outskirts of Buenos Aires in January 2001, Enzo Fernandez joined River Plate aged just five, having stood out playing for his local team Club La Recova.

Le club portugais de Benfica a annoncé mercredi la vente de son milieu terrain et champion du monde argentin Enzo Fernandez au club anglais de Chelsea pour ...

Cette somme vient s’ajouter aux plus de 300 millions d’euros déjà dépensés cet été pour faire venir, entre autres, le Français, Wesley Fofana, de Leicester, Marco Cucurella de Brighton ou Raheem Sterling de Manchester City. Les Londoniens avaient ainsi déjà déboursé 100 millions d’euros, bonus compris, pour s’attacher les services de l’ailier ukrainien Mykhailo Mudryk, en provenance du Shakhtar Donetsk, ou 40 millions d’euros pour le Français Benoît Badiashile. C’est une formidable plus-value pour le club lisboète qui avait dépensé dix fois moins en août dernier pour le recruter en provenance de River Plate.

Chelsea est finalement parvenu à ses fins en recrutant Enzo Fernandez en toute fin de mercato hivernal. Pour 121 millions d'euros, le club de Premier.

Everton est en pourparlers avec Chelsea sur un accord pour Conor Gallagher en cette fin de mercato de Premier League rapporte Sky Sports. Chelsea a donc battu le record britannique en matière de transfert en dépensant 121 millions d’euros pour Enzo Fernandez. Chelsea a dépêché des représentants à Lisbonne pour faire passer à Enzo Fernandez la visite médicale d’avant signature de contrat. Enzo Fernandez est devenu mardi soir le joueur le plus cher de l’histoire du football britannique. C’est le Benfica Lisbonne qui empoche ce jackpot qui devient donc le record en Grande-Bretagne pour un transfert. Chelsea est finalement parvenu à ses fins en recrutant Enzo Fernandez en toute fin de mercato hivernal.

Hyperactif sur le marché hivernal, Chelsea termine son mercato en faisant sauter la banque pour Enzo Fernandez. En signant le milieu argentin de Benfica ...

Le milieu de terrain de 22 ans a paraphé un contrat d'une durée de huit ans et demi qui le lie aux pensionnaires de Stamford Bridge jusqu'en 2031. Un leitmotiv qui s'est avéré payant avec l'investissement colossal de Chelsea. Une somme qui fait de cette transaction la sixième plus onéreuse de l'histoire.

Le transfert a été annoncée dans la nuit par Benfica pour 121 millions d'euros, un record en Premier League.

Mais c'est lors du Mondial au Qatar, où il a gagné sa place à partir de son entrée en jeu contre le Mexique lors du deuxième matche de poule, qu'il a vraiment éclaté aux yeux du monde. Ses bonnes prestations en Ligue des champions, où son équipe a devancé le Paris SG et la Juventus en poule, avaient déjà attiré l'attention des plus grands clubs. LONDRES, Royaume-Uni - Le club anglais de Chelsea a finalement aussi confirmé la signature du milieu de terrain et champion du monde argentin Enzo Fernandez, mercredi, annoncée dans la nuit par Benfica pour 121 millions d'euros, un record en Premier League.

Chelsea have completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica after agreeing a British record €120million (£106m) deal to sign the Argentina World Cup ...

What sort of player are they getting for such an eye-watering fee? Why have Chelsea broken a transfer record for him? GO DEEPER Chelsea submitted a deal sheet and asked for an extension to complete the paperwork on the move.