The crown jewel of Chelsea’s historic January spending spree has arrived.
Chelsea has agreed to a move with Benfica for midfielder Enzo Fernández, who starred for Argentina during its World Cup run, the club confirmed Tuesday evening. The news was initially reported by The Athletic. Chelsea will reportedly pay Fernández’s full release clause of £106.7 million ($131.4 million) as the deal was made just before Tuesday’s deadline. Fernández’s former club, River Plate, received 25% of the fee.
The deal is the most a Premier League side has ever paid for a player.
