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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Victor

Chelsea's record-breaking Enzo Fernandez transfer included incredible sell-on clause

Enzo Fernandez's former club River Plate are set to receive a whopping £26.75million after the Argentina international completed his move from Benfica to Chelsea.

The midfielder completed a £107m switch to Stamford Bridge after protracted negotiations between the Blues and Benfica. The fee is a record for Chelsea, trumping the £97.5m they paid for Romelu Lukaku in 2021, and also a new Premier League record.

River only sold the 22-year-old to Benfica over the summer for an initial £8.8million - as they beat Premier League side Wolves to his signature - but his impressive World Cup saw his value rise considerably. The windfall for the Argentine giants is more than the sum Manchester City paid them for Julian Alvarez in January 2022.

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