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Chelsea have made an offer to Benfica for Enzo Fernández worth £112m, £6m more than the Argentine midfielder’s release clause, but would be paid in three annual installments of £37.3m.
- Chelsea have made a £112m offer to sign Enzo Fernandez from Benfica
- The Blues are looking for the 21-year-old World Cup star for his match record.
- Portuguese sources say the huge fee will be divided into three annual installments.
Chelsea are understood to have made a £112m offer to Benfica for Enzo Fernandez.
Portuguese sources say the proposal is above the midfielder’s £106m buyout clause, but would be paid in three £37.3m installments over three years.
The format is similar to the deal built by Atlético Madrid to buy Joao Félix from Benfica in 2019.
Enzo Fernández may leave Portuguese Benfica as Chelsea increase their offer to £112m
Benfica have reiterated that they want to keep Fernández, but the 21-year-old, who returned to Argentina at the weekend, is eager to take the plunge.
Further negotiations will take place later when the Portuguese team decide whether to accept Chelsea’s offer structure.
The deal would make World Cup winner Fernández the most expensive signing in Premier League history.
Graham Potter’s Chelsea expect to finalize his £33.5m contract for Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile on Tuesday after the 21-year-old’s medical.
The fee offered by the Blues is 6 million pounds more than his release clause with the Portuguese club
Graham Potter’s Chelsea hope to seal deal for Benoit Badiashile following medical