Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea are trying to revive their big-money move for Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez, talkSPORT understands.The Premier League side have turned the.

That won’t stop Chelsea from trying to secure his signature before the close of the January transfer window though. “He’s not thinking about anything else. [Portuguese outlet Record](https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/benfica/amp/benfica-quer-aumentar-clausula-de-enzo-fernandez), Benfica are considering raising that release clause to £132million by offering the player a new contract.

Blues pushing to make stunning £105m move for Argentina star.

You can really tell who are the players that make a difference, and there’s obviously a boost to the champions too. “The thing is, the World Cup can be a great display window. Fernandez, who won the Young Player of the Tournament Award during Argentina’s victorious World Cup campaign, is already thought to have agreed personal terms with the Blues.

Chelsea have been told to pay Enzo Fernandez's £106m release clause in order to sign the Benfica midfielder, as they seek to sign a central player in the ...

Benfica are doggedly sticking to their valuation, though, and have even attempted to raise the release clause. Related: Benfica coach slams Chelsea for ‘disrespectful’ pursuit of Enzo Fernandez Benfica set Chelsea fee for Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea are facing a race against time to complete a club-record deal for Enzo Fernandez.

Six hours later, the transfer was agreed and Mudryk flew back to London with Chelsea's negotiators. The Blues are going all out to sign the Argentina star with less than 48 hours to finalise the transfer and the two clubs have scheduled a meeting on Monday in an attempt to iron out their issues. However, Chelsea are not willing to pay the huge fee in one go.

Chelsea's transfer spend for the season could eclipse £500m as they reopen talks with Benfica over World Cup winner.

Chelsea's transfer spend for the season could eclipse £500m as they reopen talks with Benfica over World Cup winner.

Chelsea were reluctant to do that but have made a move for the 22-year-old Argentina midfielder their sole focus in the final days of the transfer window. [helsea](/topic/chelsea) are ready to send a delegation to Portugal in a bid to finalise a deal for [Benfica](/topic/benfica) midfielder [Enzo Fernandez](/topic/enzo-fernandez). Fernandez emerged as a top transfer target for Chelsea at the start of the month but a move stalled after Benfica insisted he would only be sold if his £105million release clause was met.

The Blues have been in pursuit of the Argentina international all window and are closing in on the potential signing after meeting Fernandez's buy-out ...

The offer for Fernandez surpasses the £100m fee that Man City paid for Jack Grealish in 2021 [Follow all the latest transfer news LIVE with Sportsmail's dedicated live updates](/sport/live/article-11691411/TRANSFER-NEWS-LIVE-latest-deals-rumours-January-window.html) [Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html) have reportedly made an £105million bid for Benfica star Enzo Fernandez in a deal that would make the midfielder Britain's most expensive footballer. Chelsea have reportedly submitted a £105million offer for Benfica's Enzo Fernandez

The 22-year-old wants to head to Stamford Bridge but the Portugal big-hitters are in no mood to make it easy.

After their proposal on personal terms resulted in the player unsuccessfully asking Benfica president Rui Costa to approve the sale before making an unapproved New Year's trip to Argentina, Chelsea attempted to negotiate the fee down. Fernandez – signed for an initial transfer fee of €10m from River Plate last summer – refused to accept the latter proposal. In December, Chelsea sent senior recruitment staff to Lisbon with a verbal offer to exceed Fernandez's release clause in an instalment-based deal. [Chelsea](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc)'s “disrespectful” approach to signing Fernandez, Benfica say they will not accept payment of the fee in installments and will only allow the 22-year-old to change clubs this month if the player pays his contract's €120m release clause himself. Benfica also tried to increase the value of his release clause to €150m. [English Premier League](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/english-premier-league) club offered to pay a transfer fee of €120million (£105.5m).

Chelsea have made a £105m offer for the Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernández, a World Cup winner with Argentina.

[Grealish from Aston Villa](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/05/jack-grealish-seals-record-100m-manchester-city-move-from-aston-villa). [Chelsea](https://www.theguardian.com/football/chelsea) to pay the clause in one sum. It is unlikely that Gallagher, who also has interest from Newcastle and Crystal Palace, would want to join Everton given that they are in a relegation battle. The Belgium striker’s situation is a reminder that Chelsea, whose other midfield targets include Brighton’s Moisés Caicedo and Everton’s Amadou Onana, need to trim their squad. The 22-year-old, who helped Argentina win the World Cup last month, would eclipse Jack Grealish as the most expensive player in the history of English football. The bid meets the buyout clause in the Argentina international’s contract but it remains to be seen whether the payment structure will convince Benfica to sell.