Chelsea have reached an agreement with Benfica over the club-record signing of Enzo Fernandez. The midfielder will become the most expensive transfer in Premier League history with a deal worth in excess of £105million.
The breakthrough comes after 24 hours of extensive talks between the two clubs. The structure of the payments were said to be a stumbling block in negotiations but Behdad Eghbali is said to have conducted tense negotiations to complete the deal.
Fernandez will be the Blues' eighth addition of the January transfer window and will join Benoit Badiashile, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke and Joao Felix in Graham Potter's first-team squad.
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It is now a race against time to ensure all the correct documents are sent to the relevant governing bodies before the 11pm deadline. Should they do so, the Blues will be granted an extra two hours to complete the deal and make Fernandez the club's most expensive signing.
The World Cup winner has been Chelsea's priority target throughout the January window, with Todd Boehly desperate to bolster Graham Potter's options in midfield. The Blues did explore a deal for Brighton and Hove Albion star Moises Caicedo and saw a bid rejected.
After seeing their club beat Arsenal to the signing of Mudryk, loan Felix on loan and seeing Jorginho leave for London rivals Arsenal, Chelsea supporters have been left ecstatic by the news of Fernandez's arrival. With the saga set to finally come to an end, here's what some of them have had to say on social media...
@TylerVassar17: I PRAYED FOR TIMES LIKE THIS
@JN715_: TODD BOEHLY HAS DONE IT AGAIN
@SS____899: Tears in my eyes
@KaiMount2: One of the best nights of my life
@Green_3101: Best transfer window ever. Easily. No club has had a better January in history.
@pavisback: TODD AND BEHDAD WHERE DO YOU WANT YOUR STATUESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
@Kingskipper_GH: I can't believe my eyes
@FrancisOtooAcq1: Finally, I can sleep now
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