Enzo Fernández will finally play for Chelsea for a record fee in Premier League history

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Argentine footballer Enzo Fernández will finally become a new Chelsea player for a record amount in the history of the Premier League, the Blues will pay Benfica a total of $121 million in a contract valid until 2031. The agreement between the two clubs is complete and the Argentine will be a new player for the club, twice winner of the UEFA Champions League.

The journalist Fabrizio Romano explained that the payment for Enzo Fernández will be made in a total of 6 installments, but includes $40 million in advanceeither. An offer that the Portuguese club could not refuse and finally ended up selling one of its best players and who was also awarded as the best young footballer of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The Benfica statement and the historical records of Enzo Fernández

For his part, Benfica, his club of origin, confirmed the transfer in a statement to the Portuguese Securities Market Commissionl, in which he specified that River Plate, his previous team, will receive 25% of the profits for the Argentine star.

As previously mentioned, the signing of Enzo Fernández becomes the most expensive transfer in the history of the Premier League, but that is not the only record that the Argentine leaves with these exorbitant figures, Fernández becomes the most expensive Argentine signing in history, the most expensive signing in Chelsea history and the sixth most expensive signing in world football history.

Gone in the Premier was the hiring of Jack Grealish by Manchester City in 2021, when he paid $100 million dollars for his transfer from Aston Villa to those led by Pep Guardiola.

Benfica’s position on Enzo Fernández

Despite the fact that the signing has not yet been made official by Chelsea, it is already a fact and the Argentine footballer would have even passed the physical tests. Faced with this reality, the Benfica coach regretted the departure of the former River Plate Argentine star, but recalled that the Benfica shield is above any player.

“It is always difficult to lose a good player in the winter transfer window, but today we showed that we are a good team without him, that we are capable of playing good football without him, that the players are focused on having the most points, to be champions“said Roger Schmidt in statements reviewed by EFE.

“Benfica is much bigger than a player. We only need players who are happy to play for Benfica. We had a player who wanted to leave and a club willing to pay the clause. We couldn’t do anything. We accept and look forward“, he sentenced.

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