Benfica are waiting for Chelsea to restructure their £112million bid for midfield talent Enzo Fernandez.
The Blues have submitted the significant offer in the hopes of persuading the World Cup Young Player of the Tournament into a move to Stamford Bridge.
The fee is above his £106m buy-out clause but would be paid in three instalments of £37.3m over three years in order to evade financial fairplay restrictions – which Benfica hope can be restructured.
Benfica are waiting for Chelsea’s restructured bid for midfield talent Enzo Fernandez
Graham Potter’s side submitted a gargantuan offer of £112million for the Argentinian
Fernandez returned to training at Benfica on Tuesday to tell manager Roger Schmidt of his desire to join Chelsea.
The Portuguese side have spoken to Feyenoord about signing midfielder Orkun Kocku as a possible replacement.
The 21-year-old had already angered his club by defying orders not to fly back to Argentina, and has also infuriated supporters by going home to celebrate New Year’s Eve and missing two training sessions.
He opted to fly to Buenos Aires following the Braga game to spend the New Year with his family, despite not receiving permission from the club.
Fernandez picked up the Young Player of the Tournament during the Qatar World Cup
The 21-year-old had already angered his club by defying orders not to fly back to Argentina as he was pictured out celebrating on New Year’s Eve
Chelsea are also waiting in the wings to see if Arsenal can agree terms with Shakhtar Donetsk over winger Mykhailo Mudryk.
Arsenal’s offer is £45m plus add-ons for the Ukraine international whose preference is to link up with Mikel Arteta though Chelsea plan to speak to Shakhtar again today.
The Blues have already sealed the signing of Molde striker Datro Fofana while Christopher Nkunku and Andrey Santos are close to being completed.
Chelsea are also exploring a potential deal for Shaktar Donetsk wonderkid Mykhailo Mudryk
Source: dailymail
