The deal for the Argentine surpasses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish from Aston Villa 18 months ago.
Large fines or points deductions can be dished out as punishment to clubs which don't adhere to the rules. Following the arrival of Fernandez, Chelsea spent £323.3m in January. Fernandez has already taken responsibility without the ball at Benfica, slotting into an anchorman role regularly as required. [Jorginho, who joined Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal on Deadline Day](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/12799982/jorginho-arsenal-sign-midfielder-from-chelsea-in-deal-worth-12m-on-deadline-day) in a £12m deal. "Should Chelsea want to play with a midfield two, he would offer a better option there too. "Fernandez's attributes make it clear how he can help.
Why have Chelsea broken the British transfer record by signing Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for more than £105m?; the Argentine deep-lying playmaker has ...
He has been one of the league's top tacklers, and only 10 players across the division have won the ball back more in the middle third despite his considerable output further up the pitch. Fernandez has already taken responsibility without the ball at Benfica, slotting into an anchorman role regularly as required. Chelsea's January-long pursuit of Enzo Fernandez has ended with a fee which breaks the British transfer record. The Blues have, among other issues, a major goalscoring problem. The comparison was made by Fernandez's old youth coach Gabriel Rodriguez. The backdrop of Todd Boehly's seemingly endless month of spending does add some context.
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Benfica were first to announce the signing overnight and Chelsea hailed Fernandez's capture on Wednesday morning. “The Argentinian midfielder has completed his ...
Portugal international Joao Felix signed on loan from Atletico Madrid, and French right-back Malo Gusto joined from Lyon before being loaned back to the Ligue 1 side for the rest of the season. Five-year maximum terms will mean transfer fees must be spread over a shorter period, limiting the total that can be spent. He had made his senior international debut for Lionel Scaloni’s team as recently as last September.
Chelsea have signed the Argentina World Cup winner for £106.8million.
The Ivory Coast winger, then 24, joined the Gunners for a club-record fee, eclipsing the £55m spent on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January 2018. He was not helped by a change of manager, an under-performing team and inability to hold down a regular position in his first season, but new boss Erik ten Hag also seems unconvinced. Another reunion with a former club which did not go to plan.
The move was completed in the final hour of the window, while PSG were left frustrated with attempts to bring Hakim Ziyech on loan.
Ziyech had passed a medical and the clubs had reached an agreement for the player to be loaned to PSG until the end of the season. “Additionally, Benfica SAD will incur charges for intermediation services of 6.56 per cent of the sale value deducted from the solidarity amount and will also have to deliver to River Plate the amount corresponding to 25 per cent of the transfer value deducted from the solidarity amounts and intermediation services.” “Benfica SAD also explained that Chelsea FC will have the right to retain the solidarity mechanism of 3.78 per cent for subsequent distribution to the clubs that participated in the player’s training.
Chelsea's new record signing Enzo Fernandez could wear two different shirt numbers for the club after signing an eight-and-a-half-year deal.
However it is believed that he may be able to use a different number for Premier League games and keep the number five specifically for Champions League fixtures. In the photo, Romano also appeared to leak the shirt number Fernandez would be wearing at Stamford Bridge and it appears he has taken Jorginho's number five after the Italian left to join Arsenal. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that the midfielder has completed the first half of his medical and is now travelling to London from Lisbon where he will be officially unveiled.
By PA Sport Staff. Chelsea have completed the signing of World Cup-winning midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for £106.8 million (€120 million).
The Ivory Coast winger, then 24, joined the Gunners for a club-record fee, eclipsing the £55m spent on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January 2018. He was not helped by a change of manager, an under-performing team and inability to hold down a regular position in his first season, but new boss Erik ten Hag also seems unconvinced. Harry Maguire (Leicester to Manchester United, £80m (€90m), August 2019) Another reunion with a former club which did not go to plan. Antony (Ajax to Manchester United, £80.6m (€91m), August 2022) Tuchel was sacked earlier this season and Lukaku is back at Inter on loan.
New Chelsea signing Enzo Fernandez has praised the club's hierarchy for breaking the world transfer record to bring him to Stamford Bridge.
Portugal international Joao Felix signed on loan from Atletico Madrid, and French right-back Malo Gusto joined from Lyon before being loaned back to the Ligue 1 side for the rest of the season. Five-year maximum terms will mean transfer fees must be spread over a shorter period, limiting the total that can be spent. He had made his senior international debut for Lionel Scaloni’s team as recently as last September.
Chelsea have signed Argentina international Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British-record transfer fee after pursuing the World Cup winner for more than ...
[Liverpool](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/liverpool-fc) - were interested in signing Fernandez before his move to Chelsea. He is eligible to make his debut in Chelsea's Premier League clash against [Fulham](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/fulham-fc) at Stamford Bridge on Friday night. he's a spectacular player," said [Lionel Messi](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/lionel-messi) after Argentina's World Cup triumph in December. Enzo has demonstrated his ability at the very highest levels so we’re looking forward to seeing what he will do in Chelsea blue!" The Argentina international's fee has eclipsed Jack Grealish's £100m move from Aston Villa to [Manchester City](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/manchester-city-fc) in August 2021. The Blues eventually agreed to stump up the cash on deadline day and will be hoping Fernandez is worth every penny. "I can’t wait to play in front of our fans and help my teammates on and off the pitch." "I am grateful to Chelsea and its ownership for doing everything they could to make me a part of this project," Fernandez told Chelsea's website during his first interview since the move. Chelsea are 10th in the And he made reference to the lengths [Premier League](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/premier-league) - 10 points behind [Manchester United](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/manchester-united-fc) in fourth - and have already been knocked out of the [FA Cup](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/fa-cup) and Carabao Cup this term. [Chelsea](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/chelsea-fc) went to in order to bring him to Stamford Bridge in his first words on the club website.