Chelsea transfer news: Blues bid £105m for Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea person bid 120m euros (£105.6m) for Benfica's Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez successful a determination that would interruption the British transportation record.

But if the woody goes through, it would eclipse the £100m Manchester City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish successful 2021.

Fernandez was named young subordinate of the tourney during Argentina's World Cup triumph successful Qatar.

Benfica person antecedently accused Chelsea of trying to unsettle Fernandez, with the Portuguese side's manager Roger Schmidt declaring their pursuit "closed".

But it is not thought the Premier League nine would person made a caller connection without being fixed immoderate denotation it mightiness beryllium accepted.

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