Enzo to Chelsea is DONE DEAL, agreement have been reached and Medicals is in Lisbon

Enzo to Chelsea is DONE DEAL, agreement have been reached and Medicals is in Lisbon, Enzo is officially blue.

The moment that we are all waiting for is here and finally here as Enzo Fernandez has finally joined Chelsea from Benfica and this is a moment to Cherish.

According to his Tweet, Chelsea have reached an “agreement in principle” for Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez. The player had to push hard on his end, and Benfica (to their credit) clung on until the end.

His release clause was €120m, but Chelsea didn’t want to pay the lump sum up front. That has led to days of negotiations – and in fact will mean that Chelsea end up paying significantly more than that. The final deal will be something like €125m, a UK transfer record.

🚨 Enzo Fernandez medical ongoing while clubs work as quickly as possible to get UK record transfer done (at least via deal sheet) in next 25 mins. Only hurdle paperwork + time. Benfica tried until the end to keep 22yo but he insisted on joining #CFC now @TheAthleticFC #SLBenfica https://t.co/vZVN4sHNcS

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) January 31, 2023