Some say success and happiness cannot be bought, but Chelsea’s owner Todd Boehly is certainly not one of those people. Since he took charge of the London club, he’s been spending money on new players as if there’s no tomorrow. Wesley and David Fofana, Zakaria, Nkunku, Sterling, Aubameyang, Koulibaly and Cucurella arrived for a combined fee of $379 million. But all those players fall in comparison with the latest one.According to trusted Italian reporter Gianluca Di Marzio, Chelsea won the race to sign Benfica’s Argentinean midfielder Enzo Fernandez for a fee of around $135 million. Chelsea will pay the amount in three equal instalments for the 21-year-old revelation.Financial Fair Play concerns ensured that if Chelsea were to pay the entire fee for Fernandez up front, they could be hampered in future dealings. Benfica had previously insisted that the 21-year-old would only leave the club if that fee was paid in full, so Chelsea had to strike up a deal to divide the payments over three years. In return, Benfica will receive around $14 over Fernandez’s release-clause price.El Mundial de Enzo Fernández. EXTRAORDINARIO. pic.twitter.com/jiEVkSYGxg— Andrés Yossen ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@FinoYossen) December 24, 2022 Benfica have only brought the talented midfielder from his homeland six months ago. Still, such was his rise and the prominent role in Argentina’s World Cup triumph in Qatar that he instantly became a target for many top clubs. Since Chelsea are not playing so well at the minute, they were perhaps the most keen to bring in a quality player. In the former River Plate man, they have got a player who could perform at the highest level for at least a decade.We await confirmation from Stamford Bridge.##NAJAVA_MECA_6923490##Benfica stand to make a profit of well over $100 on Fernandez – although rumours appeared that not all cash will go to Benfica, but several different agencies and parties in charge of Enzo’s career. Either way, the Lisbon club proved once more as the perfect springboard for a career in one of the top five European leagues.Meanwhile, the Portuguese giants are closing in for Enzo’s replacement, coming from Argentina too. It’s Carlos Alcaraz, a 20-year-old midfielder from Racing Club, the top target of the Portuguese club, for a fee of around $18 million.
