Enzo Fernandez: Chelsea sign midfielder in £106.8m British-record transfer deal from Benfica
Chelsea have signed midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British-record £106.8m; deal for Argentine surpasses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish from Aston Villa 18 months ago; the 22-year-old has signed an eight-and-a-half-year deal at Stamford Bridge
Wednesday 1 February 2023 13:48, UK
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Chelsea have signed midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British-record £106.8m.
The deal for the Argentine surpasses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish from Aston Villa 18 months ago.
The 22-year-old, who only joined Benfica last summer for around £10m, has signed an eight-and-a-half-year deal at Stamford Bridge to keep him at the club until the summer of 2031.
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The Premier League's record buys
- Enzo Fernandez - Benfica to Chelsea, January 2023 - £106.8m
- Jack Grealish - Aston Villa to Manchester City, summer 2021 - £100m
- Romelu Lukaku - Inter Milan to Chelsea, summer 2021 - £97.5m
- Romelu Lukaku - Everton to Manchester United, summer 2017 - £90m
- Paul Pogba - Juventus to Manchester United, summer 2016 - £89m
- Mykhailo Mudryk - Shakhtar Donetsk to Chelsea, January 2022 - £88.5m
Gran Hermano: la reacción de Thiago cuando ingresó Daniela y cómo ella lo ignoró
El día que la Argentina se coronó con la Copa del Mundo, la novia de Enzo Fernández le dedicó unas conmovedoras palabras en su cuenta de Instagram. “Campeones del mundo”, indicó Valentina.
“No tengo palabras para describir este momento, orgullosa de vos y todo lo que lograste. Te amo hasta el infinito”, sumó la joven, a lo que Enzo Fernández comentó: “Las amo”.
El festejo viral de Valentina Cervantes
Valentina Cervantes, la novia de Enzo Fernández, está acompañándolo en el Mundial Qatar 2022 y publicó en las redes sociales su festejo del gol y de la victoria de la Selección Argentina.
La novia de Enzo Fernández, Valentina Cervantes banca a morir al jugador de la Selección Argentina.
Cervantes se instaló en Portugal para acompañar a su pareja en su carrera futbolística, dejó sus estudios de profesorado de inglés y vive en Lisboa junto a Enzo y Olivia, la hija que tienen juntos.
How much did Chelsea spend in January?
Following the arrival of Fernandez, Chelsea spent £323.3m in January. Here are the deals the Blues made:
- Benoit Badiashile - Monaco, £35m
- David Datro Fofana - Molde, undisclosed (reported £10m deal)
- Andrey Santos - Vasco da Gama, undisclosed (reported £18m deal)
- Joao Felix - Atletico Madrid, £9.7m loan
- Mykhailo Mudryk - Shakhtar Donetsk, £88.5m
- Noni Madueke - PSV Eindhoven, £29m
- Malo Gusto - Lyon, £26.3m
- Enzo Fernandez - Benfica, £106.8m