After Benfica rejected their last bid of around $80 million, Chelsea proposed an astounding roughly $130 million offer for the 22-year-old on deadline day, a bid that wrecked the Premier League transfer record and sent the Argentine to South London.

Source: https://dailyfreepress.com/2023/02/01/the-mezzala-a-turbulent-transfer-window/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mezzala-a-turbulent-transfer-window

An offer of £112m was tabled but Chelsea asked for it to be paid in three yearly instalments, with Benfica adamant he would only leave if his clause was paid in full.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/29/benfica-want-to-block-chelsea-by-raising-enzo-fernandez-release-clause-18183285/

An opening draw against the Spanish side was followed by victory over Benfica, but then things went wrong.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/uksport/2023/12/13/how-do-manchester-uniteds-current-european-struggles-compare-to-2005-06-woes/

Charlton opened the scoring against Benfica with that rarity, a header.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/sir-bobby-charlton-news-death-munich-b2433909.html

Chelsea are another and visit Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday when Club Brugge host Benfica.

Source: http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20230213/champions-league-back-messi-mbapp%C3%A9-doubt

Chelsea’s owners spent a British record of €121 million to sign Fernandez from SL Benfica in the last hours of the 2022-23 winter transfer window.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/03/barca-real-refused-to-sign-enzo-fernandez-for-e10m/

During the quarter-final against Benfica, it became clear that the Portuguese side had much more of an idea of play, in that they had an idea at all.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/inter-milan-champions-league-final-man-city-b2355058.html

Enzo Fernandez warms up at the Luz Stadium in Lisbon on Oct. 5. Chelsea has agreed to pay a British record €121 million to sign the Argentina midfielder from Benfica.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/02/02/soccer/premier-league-spending/

He started Saints' first three friendlies, against Benfica, Goztepe and Reading, before coming off the bench in the defeat to Bournemouth.

Source: https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/nottingham-forest-transfer-news-smallbone-8639521

However Martinez redeemed himself for the opener, snaffling up possession after Edin Dzeko battled with the Benfica defence and exchanging passes with Barella who unleashed a perfectly placed curler with his left.

Source: https://newsday.com.ng/inter-set-up-all-italian-champions-league-semi-with-ac-milan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inter-set-up-all-italian-champions-league-semi-with-ac-milan

In a 1-0 win over Benfica, Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram scored the only goal of the game to move level on four points with Sociedad at the top of their group.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/sports/champions-league-heroes-for-bellingham/

INTER MILAN take on Benfica in the first leg of their tasty two-legged Champions League tie at Estadio do Sport Lisboa.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21988598/benfica-vs-inter-milan-live-score-stream-tv-channel-watch-champions-league-online/

It means one of Napoli, AC Milan, Inter Milan or Benfica will advance to the Instanbul final on 10 June.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league-fixtures-dates-quarter-finals-b2303024.html

Meanwhile, Chelsea could take their spending to over £300m this month as they make one last push to land Enzo Fernandez from Benfica.

Source: https://www.informationng.com/2023/01/psg-set-to-sign-hakim-ziyech-from-chelsea.html

Nathaniel Phillips and Paulo Bernardo joined late in the window on loan deals from Liveprool and Benfica respecitvely, while highly-rated Honduran winger Luis Palma arrived from Greek side Aris Thessaloniki.

Source: https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/football/celtic/celtics-strongest-starting-xi-and-bench-now-the-deadline-is-closed-gallery-4280974

Part of United’s heralded ‘Holy Trinity’ alongside Denis Law and George Best, he scored twice in a 4-1 extra-time win against Benfica in the European Cup final as United became the first English champions of the continent.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/uk-sports/2023/10/21/sir-bobby-charlton-the-inspiration-behind-manchester-united-and-england/

Real Sociedad edged closer to a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a comfortable 3-1 win over Benfica in Group D on Wednesday which ended the Portuguese side’s faint hopes of reaching the last 16.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/cl-real-sociedad-outclass-benfica-to-edge-closer-to-last-16/

Sima didn’t do enough with his clearing header from Palma’s out-swinging corner and was made to regret it as the on-loan Benfica forward lashed it back with interest past a helpless Butland.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/celtic-wonder-goals-shatter-rangers-31773449

The Argentinean outfit are expected to bank 25% of his sale, which is why Benfica are keen to squeeze every penny out of the Blues so that they can ensure they enjoy their own significant profit.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1715647/Transfer-news-LIVE-Tottenham-Pedro-Porro-Chelsea-Enzo-Fernandez-Joao-Felix-Man-Utd

The Cape Verde international took a little while to settle into life in Scottish football following his move from Benfica and started only two of Aberdeen’s first nine league games.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/6220772/danny-law-new-football-players-have-one-chance-for-first-impression/