Gary Neville has questioned the price Chelsea are reportedly willing to pay Benfica for midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
The former Manchester United defender has cast doubt over Chelsea's £112m move for the Benfica star. Reports from Portugal have claimed that the Stamford Bridge club have made a £112m offer for the Argentine youngster - a fee worth more than his £106m buyout clause.
Fernandez has also been linked with a move to Liverpool in recent weeks following a number of impressive displays for Argentina during the World Cup. The 21-year-old midfielder claimed Young Player of the Tournament award in Qatar.
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Neville took to Twitter after hearing of Chelsea's proposal and said: "Are Chelsea paying €127m for Enzo Fernandez?
"That's one hell of a price. A very good player but bloody hell!"
Replying to one tweet about his statement, the Sky Sports pundit added: "Agree with Anthony (he's a lot to do to get to €95m price tag). Pogba had pedigree when he signed for United so not comparable."
Speaking last week, Fernandez, who has scored three and assisted five in 25 matches across all competitions for Benfica so far this season, provided an update on his future, saying: “I don't know anything about that.
“It's up to my agent, I don't want to get involved. I'm focused on Benfica, in a few days we have an important game. I have a flight at night to play in the game on Friday.”
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