At the World Cup in Qatar, one player in particular applied for a major transfer within Europe: Enzo Fernández pulled the strings in Argentina’s midfield and thus played a key role in later winning the title. It’s no wonder that there was a lot of speculation during the tournament as to which top club the 21-year-old could join. His club Benfica, meanwhile, were given few chances to keep Fernández. So far there has been talk of a change in the summer, but that seems to be changing now.
As Fabrizio Romano reports, Chelsea don’t want to wait any longer and steer the right-footed player to London in the upcoming winter transfer window. According to the Transfermarkt insider, the Blues want to push the deal in the coming hours and days. Now it’s up to Benfica, Romano said, to accept the offer. Stamford Bridge is even willing to pay more than the €120m in Fernández’s release clause if the Portuguese agree to pay in installments.
According to the report, the newly crowned world champion has already accepted the Blues offer. Fernández was still in the starting line-up when the Portuguese record champions lost 3-0 to Sporting Braga yesterday. It is quite possible that this was his last game for the Eagles. Fernández would like to go to England as soon as possible.
