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
Los Montaner celebraron navidad juntos, pero Stefi Roitman eligió dejarlos afuera de las fotos familiares
El jugador del Benfica formó una hermosa familia en Lisboa con Valentina, con quien tuvo una hija llamada Olivia.
Enzo Fernández vive junto a su novia y su pequeña hija en una hermosa casa que se pudo apreciar en uno de los últimos posteos que realizó Valentina en su Instagram.
La vida de Valentina Cervantes antes de conocer a Enzo Fernández
La joven argentina se encontraba estudiando el profesorado de Inglés cuando conoció al jugador e inmediatamente ambos quedaron flechados. Al poco tiempo tomaron la decisión de irse a vivir juntos a Portugal, donde él se desempeña como mediocampista en el Benéfica de la Primera Liga de Portugal.
Ante esta nueva oportunidad de vida, Valentina dejó sus estudios para acompañar a su novio en su carrera profesional. Al día de hoy, la pareja, que ya lleva más de 4 años juntos, tienen una pequeña hija de 3 años llamada Olivia Fernández.
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Fernandez was left out of Benfica's squad for their game against Arouca on Tuesday night, with the 22-year-old undergoing a medical in Portugal ahead of his switch to Stamford Bridge.
According to Portuguese broadcaster SIC, Fernandez will fly to the UK on Wednesday morning, with a private jet scheduled to leave Lisbon airport at 10.20am.