Named best young player of the World Cup, Enzo Fernandez should leave Benfica this winter, six months after his arrival from River Plate for 18 M€. According to Record, Chelsea would have made an offer of… 130 M€ for the Argentinian, more than his release clause.
With Fernandez, Benfica could realize a capital gain of 112 M.
All the clubs on the planet dream of seeing their players perform and gain value during the World Cup. For Benfica and Enzo Fernandez, expectations were largely exceeded by reality: the midfielder did more than shine in the midfield with Argentina, finally crowned in the final against the French team (3-3, 4 -2 tab), and he was even voted the best young rider in the competition. Since then, his agent’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing…
€112 million in capital gain?
Because all the European cadors want to recruit the 21-year-old nugget, for whom Benfica had a lot of flair last summer: 18 M€, bonus included, were enough to convince River Plate. Author of a great first part of the season, Fernandez quickly won the hearts of Lisbon fans, but they will have to make up their minds… Over the past few days, management has received two incredible offers for the world champion, superior its release clause of €120 million.
And the identity of one of the two courtiers has just been revealed: Chelsea, announces the Portuguese daily Record, which speaks of a proposal of 130 M€ from the Blues for the Argentinian! €112m in capital gain so far, and other European heavyweights will no doubt try their luck to get their hands on the gem, so his agent Jorge Mendes will still be looking to up the ante. Yes, it would take a miracle for Fernandez not to leave Benfica this winter.
Benfica will have to learn to live without him
To the chagrin of President Rui Costa: the latter had promised the supporters that the player would stay to ensure the competitiveness of the team – with the round of 16 of C1 to play against Bruges – unless a curia agreed to pay his release clause. Thing (soon) done, therefore. Benfica will have to relearn how to live without him, and teach him how to live with the pressure of very big clubs, whether he signs Chelsea or elsewhere. That shouldn’t be too much of a problem for him, as he showed in Qatar.
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