And finally, the long-awaited official news – on the Lisbon Benfica website, information appeared that Chelsea had nevertheless signed a contract with the Argentine midfielder, the best young player of the 2022 World Cup, Enzo Fernandez. Now all Chelsea fans can breathe a sigh of relief – there are no problems with the transfer, this is already official information, which is 100% confirmed.
The London club paid €121m for Enzo Fernandez, making it the biggest transfer in English Premier League history. It is worth noting that the Argentine “River Plate” will receive 25% of the transfer amount (it was here that Fernandez was brought up, after which he moved to the Portuguese team). Also, Benfica will bear the costs of mediation services in the amount of 6.56% of the sale price. The player’s contract with the Blues runs until 2031.
Meet the best young player of our time at Chelsea! He will be at Stamford Bridge wearing the number 5 shirt previously worn by Jorginho, who joined Arsenal.
Benfica coach Roger Schmidt has already commented on this transfer, saying that the team lost a good player in the winter transfer window. At the same time, the club proved that they can play well without Enzo Fernandez and become the champion of Portugal, since Benfica is more than one player. The mentor summed up his words as follows: “We had a player who wanted to leave and a club willing to pay the required amount. We couldn’t do anything.”
