They offered them 85.000.000 – Benfica said no. They offered them players on loan plus millions – Benfica said no. They offered them players on permanent deals plus millions – Benfica said no. And what was the answer coming from the Portugal giants all the time – pay the release clause or no deal for Enzo Fernandez.The final chapter – Chelsea delegation is in Portugal to sign EnzoIs that so, said the Chelsea boardroom. OK then, here we go… The Blues have made a giant leap into madness, offering not less than €130m in installments – ten million more than the release clause figure – for the 22-year-old Argentinian midfielder!Chelsea have made an offer for Enzo Fernandez that would break the British transfer record.Benfica signed him for a reported £10m in August.#BBCFootball— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 30, 2023 According to Sky Sports, Fernandez has once again told Benfica that he wants to join Chelsea. If Enzo does move to Stamford Bridge, he would surpass the €114m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish from Aston Villa 18 months ago, making him the most expensive Premier League signing ever.Fernandez, who won the Best Young Player award at the 2022 World Cup with winners Argentina, played in Saturday’s 3-0 league win at Santa Clara.A leaf out of Pep’s book: Benfica get River’s star but let him to finish a job in LibertadoresBenfica boss Roger Schmidt criticised Chelsea’s behaviour in their bid to sign Fernandez earlier this month, saying: “There is a club that wants him, they tried to attract him, but they know that they can only have him if they pay the clause.”It’s disrespectful to all of us, to Benfica. They’re driving the player crazy. They pretend they want to pay the clause and then they want to negotiate.”‘Chelsea are disrespectful, they are driving Fernandez crazy’It seems, in the end, Chelsea are not pretending anymore. Now, they’re really so eager and ready to pay it all. And even much more.##NAJAVA_MECA_6978720##
