President OFFICIALLY confirms full payment of €120 million will see World Cup winner join Chelsea

Benfica has told the likes of Chelsea that they will have to stump up the full release clause of Enzo Fernandez if they want him next month.

The season is back up and running after a break for the World Cup in Qatar – but we are only a few days away from the opening of the January transfer window – and the possibility of a few players arriving at Stamford Bridge

Graham Potter is a man that knows he needs to add some more quality to that Chelsea squad – it is good enough to get back into the Champions League spots – but is not yet good enough to compete with Manchester City for that Premier League title

Fernandez is one of the continent’s most sought-after players after his dazzling displays for Argentina at the World Cup

Portuguese outlet Correio de Manha recently claimed that Chelsea have arrived in Portugal to try and complete a deal after submitting a mammoth offer for the player.

The Blues are ready to meet the £105million release clause in Fernandez’s Benfica contract to steal a march on rival suitors, but they have been told that  payment in full would see them let the Argentine leave in January

Benfica president Rui Costa told DAZN: “We don’t want to give up Enzo Fernandez in January, but we are willing to please the boy in the event of a €120 million offer.”

IcFootballnews View…

Fernandez is a very gifted lad that shone at the World Cup – but damn guys he is not worth £106 million just yet – that is crazy money.

We would not be shocked to see him sign for Chelsea – but we would be massively shocked to see him make the move for that amount of cash –