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Enzo Fernandez (Reuters)
Although Chelsea made a larger number of signings than usual in the January transfer window, including since Todd Buhly bought the team, tonight at the Lisbon auction they officially announced perhaps the most glittering purchase of all of the Blues – Enso Fernandez, who signed until 2031 at the London club.
The tremendous talent, who was chosen as the young player of the 2022 World Cup in which he won with the Argentine national team in the tournament, joins the Blues from London for 121 million euros, the highest amount ever paid for a player in the Premier League and for an Argentine, and he will try to help his new team out of the bad situation in which they found themselves, when placed only in tenth place in the English league.
Chelsea, who paid hard for his transfer, will make six payments to Benfica, the first of which is 40 million pounds immediately. His former team River Plate will receive 25% of the transaction amount according to Benfica’s statement.
Enzo Fernández, new Chelsea player! All documents are signed between the clubs with Benfica and player side on contract valid until June 2031 ✅ #CFC
Medical tests, done.
Payment in 6 installments — but £40m upfront. Boehly, Eghbalix board did it after mad 24h.
Here we go. pic.twitter.com/0wgbwYqU2c— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 31, 2023
The contact started his journey in the youth department of River Plate, from there he also moved up to the senior team in Media and recorded 40 appearances and ten goals. From there Banfika bought the diamond at the age of 21 for an amount estimated at around 10 million euros, just to make a huge profit on him that would make him already at the age of 22 the most expensive player in the history of the English league.
