Chelsea transfer news

Sky Sports News understand club officials are in Lisbon as they work to get a deal over the line. Chelsea have told Benfica they are prepared to pay his ...

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Chelsea transfer news: Enzo Fernandez could be set for a British record transfer on deadline day with Toddy Boehly looking to be lining up one final attempt ...

[reports:](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/chelsea-enzo-fernandez-transfer-move-26117824) "Chelsea are still waiting for Benfica to make a definitive decision over the future of Enzo Fernandez. [Read the full story here.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/chelsea-arsenal-jorginho-transfer-fernandez-26116553) Jorginho's departure would help facilitate a move, with Fernandez occupying a central midfield role. Amid much speculation, this is the strongest hint yet that a move could be set to take place. [Read the full story here.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/breaking-chelsea-fernandez-transfer-benfica-26118089) This would represent a British record for a transfer while also taking

Enzo Fernandez joining Chelsea today from Benfica is still possible despite there being no agreement as of yet on the deal.

Benfica are yet to give the green light, and it's all Chelsea are waiting for before they can sign Enzo Fernandez. Benfica want the transfer fee in one payment but Chelsea prefer to pay it in installments due to financial fair play. The deadline closes at midnight, so Chelsea are now short on time. The deal is still very possible, but it is not agreed as of yet. [Rui Costa](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rui-costa/profil/trainer/6484) is still refusing to allow Enzo to leave and the feeling is that Chelsea will have to pay the full £105million release clause in one payment. Chelsea are still in Lisbon and are ready for anything in order to get the deal done.

The Blues are trying to take their spending across two transfers window under Todd Boehly to around £600million with an astronomical deal for Benfica midfielder ...

If it's Victor Osimhen they decide to pursue, then interest in the Nigerian from Stamford Bridge will be little surprise. Newcastle are trying to be responsible and build slowly, while City's days of aggressive spending are generally a thing of the past now they are established. "It's been an insane transfer market for a long time and I think clubs like City create that," he said. It gets harder and harder to compete, as United discovered when Abramovich took over at Stamford Bridge. Any other Premier League club with an interest in Fernandez would have known it was time to move on as soon as Chelsea declared their hand. Boehly might have intimated he would walk away at the £105millon price, but by now it's pretty clear they were always going to return.

Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez has reportedly told his teammates that he expects a transfer to Chelsea to happen, despite the saga continuing to drag on ...

[January 31, 2023] Jorginho unrelated [@TheAthleticFC] [https://t.co/6fK3jlyB8J] Chelsea continue to monitor options for 1/2 permanent signings now/summer + have Santos.

Chelsea transfer news: Benfica star Enzo Fernandez has been heavily linked with a Stamford Bridge but the Blues are running out of time to wrap up a deal.

They tried to get the player on their side and they know they can only get this player when they pay the clause. Chelsea are said to have officially bid £75million for the 21-year-old, a fee that falls well below Fernandez's release clause. Benfica has maintained from the start that Fernandez's £106million release clause be met for a transfer to be completed. The latest reports suggest that Fernandez's dream move to the Premier League has 'collapsed' with Benfica insisting that Chelsea must pay his release clause or there will be no deal. However, like earlier this month, [Benfica are not likely to budge on their stance on the midfielder](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/chelsea-transfer-enzo-fernandez-benfica-25889439) meaning an additional £105m will have to be spent. Caicedo has been identified as an alternative to Fernandez this month and possesses experience in the Premier League with his impressive displays for the Seagulls. It's said that Chelsea [held extensive talks yesterday with Benfica](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/chelsea-enzo-fernandez-benfica-transfer-26105999) and tabled an offer which is though to be worth in excess of the £105million release clause in the 22-year-old's contract. "I don't expect that we lose any of our players who are playing a lot and who are in the starting XI. Chelsea have been offered an incentive themselves to get a deal across the line this month. Chelsea may well be under some pressure to complete a deal in rapid time with Benfica in action on deadline day, kicking off just hours before the window slams shut. football.london understands that Chelsea are holding fresh talks with Benfica over a deal on Monday morning (January 31) and are confident that an agreement can be reached. Whereas the Blues were willing to offer more than his release clause over a number of installments, it's demanded that they pay a large sum up front.

Chelsea are apparently losing belief that they will be able to sign Enzo Fernandez before the transfer deadline. Speaking on talkSPORT, Dan Windle revealed ...

What Benfica are digging in on is what Chelsea are willing to pay up front.” “The issues we are hearing are what Chelsea are willing to pay up front. Chelsea are happy to pay the £106m, but over a period of time rather than at once.

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.