Chelsea Set To Offer Benfica Any Player Plus €100 Million For Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea are reportedly prepared to offer Benfica a whopping €100 million plus any player they like for Enzo Fernandez.

Chelsea’s interest in Fernandez rekindled after seeing him win the World Cup with Argentina and be awarded Best Young Player out in Qatar.

Chelsea took their January spending past the £200 million mark earlier this week after confirming the arrival of Lyon full-back Malo Gusto.

He’ll spend the rest of the campaign on loan at Lyon after manager Laurent Blanc received guarantees from the board that he’d see the season out in France.

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A host of quality names arriving at Stamford Bridge to say the least. None of them are midfielders, however, a position Chelsea are lacking in.

N’Golo Kante has been out of action since August after undergoing hamstring surgery while Denis Zakaria is currently out with a knee issue.

Per South American journalist César Luis Merlo, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is prepared to dip into his pockets one more time before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.

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Chelsea are likely to sell several players in the summer as their squad continues to grow.

Benfica manager Roger Schmidt said: “I never doubted Enzo’s attitude or personality, he is a great person and loves playing for Benfica. His return was very important and now he can focus again on just playing football. It was an excellent ending (the goal) to this game.”

Fernandez is interested in a move but won’t disrespect Benfica to force the issue. In his first game back following the World Cup, the 22-year-old scored and passionately patted the club crest on his chest.

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Benfica manager Roger Schmidt said: “I never doubted Enzo’s attitude or personality, he is a great person and loves playing for Benfica. His return was very important and now he can focus again on just playing football. It was an excellent ending (the goal) to this game.”

Chelsea returns to action against Fulham on Friday evening.