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Enzo Fernández, the most expensive signing in the Premier League, already poses with the Chelsea shirt and will use the number 5

Enzo Fernández with the colors of Benfica.
Enzo Fernández with the colors of Benfica.

Photo: Rodrigo Antunes / EFE

Arnaldo Fernandez

The Argentine Enzo Fernández, the most expensive signing in the Premier League, has already posed with the Chelsea shirt, his new team for which he signed for $120 million dollars and broke the transfer market this season. The midfielder will wear the number 5 in his new adventure in England.

Enzo Fernández was selected as the best young footballer of the World Cup Qatar 2022 and Chelsea was behind his signing for a few weeks until he managed to refine the terms with Benfica. In addition to the exorbitant amount paid to the Argentine, former River Plate and former Defense and Justice, the contract he signed with the blues is until 2031.

“I am very grateful to Chelsea and its owners for doing everything possible for me to be part of this project. I’m happy and excited to join ‘London Pride’“, were the first words of Enzo Fernández as a Chelsea player.

For their part, Chelsea also made the arrival of Fernández official: “The central midfielder, who joined us from Portuguese giants Benfica, arrived in Cobham today to take official presentation photos and meet staff at our training base. He has signed a contract until June 2031 and will wear the number 5 shirt previously worn by Jorginho, who departed for Arsenal on deadline day.“, the club wrote in a statement.

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