Manchester City have agreed a £125m payment with Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez.
The Argentina midfielder is on target to hitch the FA Cup winners for a sum that may equal the British switch report, set by Liverpool after they signed Alexander Isak final summer time, and make Fernandez one of the vital costly footballers ever.
Fernandez has sat out Chelsea’s final two video games as he has seemed for a transfer after being booed by each units of followers on what may show his final look for them, the 3-2 win over Fulham.
Chelsea had tried to set a deadline of 5pm on 14 August for golf equipment to bid for Fernandez as they tried to get his future resolved however, whereas Metropolis didn’t submit a suggestion then, they’ve completed on the final day of the switch window.
However Chelsea nonetheless needed to interchange Fernandez as they pursued Manu Kone of Roma and Lamine Camara of Monaco.
Metropolis are additionally attempting to signal Iliman Ndiaye from Everton for an preliminary £60m and bringing within the Senegal worldwide and Fernandez would take their summer time spending to round £430m.
They’ve already damaged their switch report as soon as this summer time, with the £116m arrival of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest, and can spend over £320m on their midfield, with Ayyoub Bouaddi additionally arriving from Lille for £85m.
Fernandez value Chelsea a then report £107m when he joined from Benfica in January 2023 and went on to attain 31 targets in 170 video games for them.
The 25-year-old was crucial of Chelsea after the sacking of Enzo Maresca and stayed involved with the Italian after he left Stamford Bridge.
