The fee surpassed the 100 million pounds (then $139 million) that Manchester City paid Aston Villa for England international Jack Grealish in August 2021.
Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez came the most precious player in British soccer history after joining Chelsea from Benfica for106.7 million pounds($131.4 million), the Portuguese club blazoned Wednesday.
The figure surpassed the 100 million pounds( also$ 139 million) that Manchester City paid Aston Villa for England transnational Jack Grealish in August 2021.
Chelsea agreed to pay the release clause in the 22- time-old World Cup winner’s contract after a day of accommodations between Benfica and theco-owners of the Premier League club.
Enzo Fernandez scored Argentina’s alternate goa in an important Group C clash of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar on Saturday.
The 21- time-old Fernandez, a central midfielder who plays for Portuguese club Benfica, impressed at the FIFA World Cup, scoring in the 2- 0 palm against Mexico.
It was his demoiselle thing for the public side in just his fifth appearance after slotting the ball into the far right corner with his right bottom in the 87th nanosecond following an help from captain Lionel Messi. before, Messi had given his platoon lead with a long- range trouble in the 64th nanosecond.
Apropos, Fernandez is the youthful player to score a World Cup thing for Argentina since Messi in 2006.
Fernandez won the youthful player of the time for his performance at Qatar 2022.
Fernandez made his transnational debut for Argentina in September 2022 as a cover in a 3- 0 palm against Honduras.
He’s an academe graduate of the Gray club Swash Plate. He made his debut for elderly side in 2019 before playing two seasons on loan for Defensa y Justicia, another Argentine club. With Defensay Justicia, Fernandez won Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana, before returning to Swash Plate last time in a title- winning crusade.
Fernandez only joined Benfica from Argentine club Swash Plate in August, for a reported figure of around$ 10 million else add- ons.
The January 2022- 23 transfer window has officially closed as clubs look forward to the alternate half of the season.
The downtime transfer window is generally quiet but Chelsea on the negative, went all ordnance blazing and has inked eight players in since launch of January, including rearmost marquee signing Enzo Fernandez from Benfica in the final hours of the transfer deadline day.
Graham Potter’s side also saw an array of additions this January- Mikhailo Mudryk, Malo Gusto( out on loan), Noni Madueke, Benoit Badiashile, Joao Felix( loan), Andrey Santos( out on loan) and David Datro Fofana. Know More Football News…
