Chelsea have finally reached an agreement with Benfica over the club-record signing of Enzo Fernandez, football.london understands.
The two clubs have been locked in talks throughout deadline day over a deal for the Argentine, which is understood to be worth in excess of £105million. The structure of the payments was the sticking point but after tense negotiations which involved co-controlling Behdad Eghbali, Chelsea have finally clinched a deal for the midfielder.
Fernandez will become Chelsea's club-record purchase; his deal eclipses the £97.5million paid to Inter Milan for Romelu Lukaku in the summer of 2021. The World Cup winner also becomes the most expensive Premier League signing, a record previously held by Jack Grealish (£100million).
