Enzo Fernandez

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 have finally reached an agreement with Benfica over the £105m signing of Enzo Fernandez after two intense days of negotiations in Portugal.

With the saga set to finally come to an end, here's what some of them have had to say on social media... Should they do so, the Blues will be granted an extra two hours to complete the deal and make Fernandez the club's most expensive signing. The Blues did explore a deal for Brighton and Hove Albion star Moises Caicedo and saw a bid rejected. The midfielder will become the most expensive transfer in Premier League history with a deal worth in excess of £105million. The breakthrough comes after 24 hours of extensive talks between the two clubs. [Chelsea have reached an agreement with Benfica over the club-record signing of Enzo Fernandez](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/breaking-enzo-fernandez-chelsea-transfer-26124336).

Chelsea got the deal agreed with Benfica today after 48 hours of heavy negotiations between the two clubs. Benfica gave the green light today, and Enzo will ...

He is a Chelsea player, and that will be made official when Chelsea decide to make the announcement. There is nothing left to be signed in the deal. The deal is completely done and all that is left to be done now is for Chelsea to announce the deal on their various social media platforms. The player paid a huge part in making the deal happen by pushing internally. Benfica gave the green light today, and Enzo will sign an eight and a half year deal with Chelsea. Chelsea have been focusing on the Enzo deal all day and have a private jet to bring the player back to London when he is ready to leave Lisbon.

Chelsea have agreed a deadline day deal with Benfica for Enzo Fernandez that is understood to be worth in excess of £105million.

"I'm happy with the players who are here, I like the team. After an intensive day of talks between the two clubs, led on the Chelsea side by co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbal, a deal was struck that will see Chelsea pay in excess of £105million. Today I'm not going to talk about players who are no longer here.

The deal was agreed in the last hour between Chelsea and Benfica after a very long day of negotiations. Benfica gave the green light.

It is a theme with Todd Boehly, and helps Chelsea with financial fair play. Enzo will join immediately and not in the summer. Chelsea must get the deal done before the deadline closes. It continue the tradition of [Todd Boehly](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/todd-boehly/profil/trainer/103697) handing out long term deals at Chelsea. Benfica gave the green light. [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/enzo-fernandez/profil/spieler/648195) will sign a deal with Chelsea until June 2021, an eight and a half year deal with the club.

Chelsea agree a British record 120m euro (£106m) deal with Benfica for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

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Enzo Fernandez has become the most expensive soccer player ever to be bought by a Premier League club after joining Chelsea for a £106.8 million transfer ...

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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

Chelsea reportedly complete the signing of Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez on an eight-year contract for a fee of €120m (£105.9m).

[Graham Potter](/people/graham-potter/)'s side until 2031 and will become their eighth signing of the January window after [Mykhaylo Mudryk](/people/mykhaylo-mudryk/), [Noni Madueke](/people/noni-madueke/), [Malo Gusto](/people/malo-gusto/), [Andrey Santos](/people/andrey-santos/), [David Datro Fofana](/people/david-datro-fofana/), [Benoit Badiashile](/people/benoit-badiashile/) and [Joao Felix](/people/joao-felix/). [Chelsea](/football/chelsea/) have reportedly sealed the signing of [Benfica](/football/benfica/) midfielder [Enzo Fernandez](/people/enzo-fernandez/) after completing all of the paperwork in time. Following a protracted round of negotiations, Benfica and Chelsea struck an agreement for the transfer of the former River Plate man, who quickly underwent his medical in Portugal.

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.

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.

Chelsea have announced that they have completed a deal to sign Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British record transfer fee.

If you can't see this embed, click Fernandez had only joined Benfica in the summer of 2022 from River Plate, with Wolves pushing the Portuguese side all the way in the initial race for his signature. Chelsea have announced that they have completed a deal to sign Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British record transfer fee.

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?