Chelsea confirm British record signing of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica | Football

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Enzo Fernandez has been confirmed as a Chelsea player (Picture: Getty Images)

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British record fee of £106.8m (€121m).

The transfer eclipses Jack Grealish’s £100m move from Aston Villa to Manchester City in the summer of 2021, making Fernandez the most expensive signing in Premier League history.

Fernandez was the final signing of a wild transfer window for the Blues, which also saw them buy David Datro Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Joao Felix (on loan), Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke and Malo Gusto.

22-year-old Fernandez only joined Benfica from River Plate last year, making 29 appearances for the Portuguese side before departing for west London.

He confirmed his place as one of the brightest young talents in the game at the World Cup in Qatar, playing a key role as Argentina won the competition.

Benfica boss Roger Schmidt confirmed that the deal was done on Tuesday night and was keen to quickly move on after the transfer saga.

Speaking after last night’s 3-0 win over Arouca, Schmidt said: ‘We talked about it [with club president Rui Costa], the deal is done, it’s part of football but what matters is Benfica.

‘Today I’m not going to talk about players who are no longer here.

‘I’m happy with the players who are here, I like the team, attitude, and patience, they enjoy playing for Benfica.

‘Benfica is a fantastic club and we are enjoying playing for Benfica immensely and we have tried everything to make the fans happy and in the end become champions.’

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