Enzo Fernandezthe midfielder who was a figure of the Argentine national team that became world champion in Qatar, he said goodbye to Benfica this Wednesday after being made official as a brand new reinforcement of Chelsea of Englanda club that at the same time welcomed him on their social networks.
“Much obliged Benfiquistas. We wanted to thank my family for all the love received in these five monthsI am grateful to God for having given me the opportunity to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world where I enjoyed every moment to the fullest and always gave my best”, Fernández expressed on his official instagram account (@enzojfernandez) with a compilation video with his best plays and goals in the Portuguese team.
“That the press does not stain what we built together because it was something wonderful that I had never imagined.. Thanks to all the collaborators who work too hard so that the institution is much bigger than it is,” continued the footballer who emerged from River Plate and with a stint at Defensa y Justicia.
“Thanks to my colleagues for always treating me in the best way and making me feel at home. Grateful to the leadership of the club and especially to Roger smicht, to all his work staff for the trust and daily respect, I was very happy. THANK YOU @slbenfica I will always carry you in my heart”, concluded the best young player of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Chelsea, the new club of the footballer born in the San Martín match, for his part welcomed him with two posts on his social networks in which they invite fans of the institution to follow Fernández on instagram.
In one of the publications, he can be seen wearing the national team shirt and a sign with his last name in a video that also includes images of the English club, while in the rest the footballer appears kissing the Argentine shirt with a car high-end and the Chelsea shield.
The 22-year-old player, the sixth Argentine to wear the colors of the “Blues”, is in full flight from Portugal to England to seal his contractual link with Chelsea.
River will receive a millionaire figure
River will significantly increase its coffers since it will receive a millionaire figure for the sale of the footballer Enzo Fernández to Chelsea. The midfielder who became champion with the Argentine National Team in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and was also distinguished as the best young player, aroused the interest of the most important clubs in Europe and, after completing the sale of him to the English entity, River will collect a total of 41,500,000 euros.
In what was one of the novels of the European country market, the Chelsea had initially offered 100 million and some of its players, whose name was not disclosed, in part payment. That possibility being rejected, heThe London institution returned to the charge, stretching to the 120 million euros of the termination clausebut requested to pay in installments and, finally, received the go-ahead to complete the operation.
In this way, Núñez’s entity will receive a total of 32.5 million euros since it kept 25 percent of a future sale of the footballer who became the most expensive Argentine in history. In addition, this also led to the transfer becoming a record for domestic football.
Although the number is large, These numbers do not stop there because River will receive extra income: to the 32,500,000 euros, 3.5 percent must be added -the remaining 1.5 will go to Defense and Justice- corresponding to the solidarity mechanismfor his training since he was 12 years old in Núñez.
