The romance of the pass market in Europe is over. After back and forth, talks and more talks between the clubs, finally Enzo Fernández will play in Chelsea. It arrives in exchange for 120 million euros and thus becomes the most expensive Argentine footballer in history surpassing the 91 million of the transfer from Gonzalo Higuaín to Juventus.
So things, the best young player in Qatar 2022 He will travel to London this Wednesday, sign a contract until 2031 and gain his first experience in the Premier League. When was he going to debut with the Blues?
He comes with a pace of play, having played five games in the last month Benfica and with many minutes in the World Cup with the Argentina national teamso one senses that the premiere with his new club is coming soon.
From England they point out that, even, could jump onto the pitch this Friday when those led by Graham Potter receive Fulham for a new Premier League date. If not, he will do so on Saturday the following week (11/2) against West Ham as a visitor and his presentation at Stamford Bridge will have to wait another week (18/2 against Southampton).
The blue box is tenth in the English championship standings and needs to accumulate victories to get close to the top positions: it is a chasm (21 points) from the leaders Arsenal and 10 from the last one which would qualify for the next Champions League, which is one of the goals set at the beginning of the season.
Speaking of the Champions League, Chelsea have been trying to give Enzo minutes quickly ever since in two weeks he will face Borussia Dortmund for the round of 16 of the continental competition. The first leg will be played on Wednesday 15 February in Germany and the return leg on Tuesday 7 March in London. And there, barring a hitch, there will be the 120 million euro Argentine jewel.
Source: Clarin
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