Furor for Enzo Fernández: another giant of European football scores in the fight for the pass of the world champion

After having made a worldwide consecratory, Enzo Fernández He has undoubtedly become one of the men of the moment. After an unforgettable month in the lands of Qatar, Enzo enjoyed a few well-deserved days off with his family, but this Tuesday he rejoined the Benfica squad, where he trains under the orders of Roger Schmidt waiting to sort out his future in the next weeks.

The Benfica midfielder is closely followed by several teams, but everything seems to indicate that his future would be in the Premier League. With a clause of 120 million euros involved, for now two of those who looked strong to incorporate the native of San Martín were Liverpool and Manchester United, but in the last few hours a candidate would have joined: none other than Chelsea, one of the few clubs willing to pay the millionaire clause.

While the River midfielder is aiming to become one of the most expensive players in history, in Portugal his departure is expected to come sooner rather than later. According to the Daily Record, Chelsea would have made an offer of more than 130 million euros, which would make Enzo Fernández a record sale even for Benfica, who parted ways with Joao Félix years ago for around 127 million.

The “Blues” would be about to lose N’Golo Kantewho was not part of the French delegation to the World Cup due to injury, and in the last few hours he would have begun to maintain contact with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr, the club that is following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo. Enzo Fernández, who has shown his best version in Qatar playing at times as a holding midfielder, could arrive in London to fill this vacancy.

The truth is that although the Premier League established several years ago as the best league in the world, the realities of Benfica and Chelsea are not at all similar. Wearing the Lisbon team shirt, Enzo managed to qualify for the round of 16 of a Champions League which will resume activity in the month of February. Furthermore, Benfica are first in the Primeira Liga, with the distinction of not having lost any games. Chelsea, on the other hand, are not going through their prime.

The London outfit have advanced steadily in the Champions League, qualifying first in their group and earning a place in the knockout stage, where they will face Dortmund. In the Premier League, Chelsea haven’t finished finding their best version, and after 15 games played they are in eighth place. Today the “Blues” not only would not play in the next edition of the most prestigious club competition, but would not even enter the Europa League.

Enzo Fernández and Nicolás Otamendi joined Benfica’s training sessions

After the end of the World Cup, and with several well-deserved accolades involved, the Argentina national footballers start to change their minds about joining their respective clubs. Lionel Messi’s turn will only come on January 2, after spending the New Year in Rosario with his family. Enzo Fernández and Nicolás Otamendi, on the other hand, are already working again in Europe.

The Argentinian footballers arrived in the early hours of this Tuesday in Lisbon, and after the early hours of the morning they joined Benfica’s training sessions. Thus they resumed activity under the orders of Roger Schmidt, awaiting the resumption of a Primeira Liga that sees them as the only leaders. The “Águilas” will be back on the field this Friday, when they visit Sporting Braga for the continuity of the Portuguese tournament.

As for the case of Enzo Fernández, the 21-year-old has done regenerative work and hopes to define his future, as after being Qatar’s best young player, he is sought after by Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea, according to the European press. . River, who still retain a passing percentage, could collect a record fee if the midfielder is finally transferred to this market.

On the other side appears Nicolás Otamendi, who will be released in June next year, and who has been happy to return to training and will also start planning his individual future, which could be away from Portugal. In principle, his next destination would be Europe, beyond the hopes of Martín Demichelis, coach of River, to be able to convince him to come to Argentina.