After several twists and turns, the transfer of the Argentine world champion was closed. How much will the “Blues” have to pay and how much will River receive?
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01/30/2023 – 9:20 p.m.
After several rounds and rounds, Chelsea and Benfica reached an agreement for the transfer of the young Argentine, Enzo Fernández. The 22-year-old world champion and best young footballer in Qatar will move to England to play in the Premier League this season.
Despite the fact that the Portuguese club refused to let the man born in San Martín go, The “Blues” offered a million-dollar sum that convinced President Rui Costa and the rest of the leadership.
How much did Chelsea pay for Enzo Fernández?: the millionaire figure that Benfica will receive
As reported by The Times, the club led by Graham Potter raised the figure by not being able to pay the termination clause of 120 million euros in a payment and finished convincing the managers of the Eagles.
Chelsea’s commitment is to pay the entire transfer fee in six installments and in this way they convinced the Portuguese. It is worth remembering that, without counting the Fernández operation, Londoners have spent £450 million in reinforcements since the sale of the Russian club Roman Abramovich to the American Todd Bohely.
Finally -and after numerous rejected offers- the agreement between the leaders came to fruition. The last offer was the one that unlocked the negotiations: a total of 130 million euros. If the signing of a new contract is confirmed, it would be the highest sale in the history of Argentine soccer.
The journalist and specialist in European transfers, Fabrizio Romano, confirmed the news on Twitter. “Chelsea have completed the signing of Enzo Fernández in a record transfer. Everything is done and sealed between Chelsea and Benfica: as revealed, Enzo will become a Chelsea player for 115 million pounds“, he published. Indeed, the amount represents the equivalent of 130 million euros.
The journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed the sale of Enzo Fernández for 130 million euros.
The president of the “Eagles” made the final decision, after canceling all his commitments that he had on Monday night and attending the meeting with a new delegation from Chelsea who traveled to close the deal “by word of mouth.” The Blues used the same mechanism to confirm the arrival of the Ukrainian Mykhailo Mudryk, who had been tempted by Arsenal and they snatched the signing for 70 million euros.
River will receive 55 million euros for Enzo Fernández
The main expectant of the negotiations is River Plate. The Nuñez club maintains an agreed 25% capital gain the moment he sold the Argentine to Benfica. To the 18 million euros that he got as a base, the amount that he will receive for said percentage will be added: 32.5 million of the European currency will enter.
In addition, being formed in the Millionaire’s quarry, the Argentine club will also receive approximately 3.5 percent as a solidarity mechanism (4.55 million). In total, for the remainder from the sale to Benfica and the percentage in the transfer to Chelsea, he would receive a total of 55 million euros.
