Chelsea are ‘ON THE VERGE of £115M deal for Enzo Fernandez, paying £10m OVER his release clause’

Chelsea are reportedly very close to completing a £115m deal for Enzo Fernandez after reaching a deal with Portuguese side Benfica.

Fernández has been the subject of intense negotiations between current club Benfica and the Premier League side in the January transfer window.

But, Blues owner Todd Boehly will see his club finally achieve one of its main goals after bidding £10m for the star’s release clause, according to The times.

Benfica president Rui Costa has canceled his dinner plans in order to fill in the remaining details of the agreement between the two European clubs.

Chelsea have reportedly agreed a £115m deal for Benfica star Enzo Fernandez

Fernández has been the subject of intense transfer negotiations in January between Chelsea and Benfica

The president of Benfica, Rui Costa, canceled his dinner plans to finalize the transfer

There was always the possibility that Chelsea would return to try to negotiate a January move for the star given Fernández’s public attempts to leave the Portuguese club.

Fernandez’s record transfer would eclipse Chelsea’s own record £97.5m they paid Inter Milan for Romelu Lukaku and, furthermore, the record £100m Man City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in 2021.

Unsurprisingly, Chelsea have been the biggest spender in the Premier League as they bolstered their squad this month with several signings including David Datro Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke and Malo Gusto.