Chelsea completes record signing of Benfica’s Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea announced on their official website: "Enzo Fernandez is a Blue! The Argentinian midfielder has completed his transfer from Benfica to Chelsea."

Chelsea reportedly agreed to pay a British record fee of 121 million euros to sign Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica late on January 31, 2023. File Photo | Photo Credit: AFP

Chelsea on Wednesday confirmed the signing of Argentina's World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a record British transfer fee of 121 million euros (£106.8 million).

The 22-year-old, whose arrival at Stamford Bridge was announced in the early hours of Wednesday by the Portugese club, has agreed an eight-and-a-half-year deal.

For all our English-speaking Blues 🎶👇

"This is La T y La M for Enzo.

From Argentina to England, with the smile of someone that won the third title, a world champion, you already know who it is:

Enzo Fernandez, he's off to London" https://t.co/XSNQKcBHHG

— Chelsea FC en español (@ChelseaFC_Sp) February 1, 2023

Chelsea announced on their official website: "Enzo Fernandez is a Blue! The Argentinian midfielder has completed his transfer from Benfica to Chelsea."

The deal breaks the previous Premier League record, set by Manchester City when they signed Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for £100 million in August 2021, and takes Chelsea's spending since the end of last season to more than half a billion pounds.