Chelsea person agreed a British grounds 120m euro (£105.6m) woody for Benfica's Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
The declaration is not yet signed but documents are being enactment unneurotic to get the woody done earlier Tuesday's 23:00 GMT deadline for Premier League clubs.
The woody eclipses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish successful 2021.
Fernandez, who lone joined Benfica for a reported £10m successful August, was named young subordinate of the tourney during Argentina's World Cup triumph successful Qatar.
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