Manchester City have agreed to make Fernandez the joint-most expensive signing in British football history, but the £125m midfielder can appear petulant, selfish and undisciplined, writes Richard Jolly, and presents problems that are tactical and financial
Chelsea failed with a late attempt to sign Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott after the Cherries refused to entertain a deadline-day sale of the 23-year-old. The Blues had identified Scott as one of their leading options to strengthen midfield once Enzo Fernandez’s move to Manchester City became increasingly likely. Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as […] The post Chelsea failed in late move for Englishman to replace Enzo Fernandez appeared first on CaughtOffside.
On Decision Day, Manchester City agreed to sign Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea in a blockbuster £145 million deal ($168 million) that equals the British transfer record. The transfer fee ranks as the highest fee paid during the summer window that closed in Europe's big 5 countries on Tuesday and ranks as the fourth all-time highest fee. Manchester City and Tottenham each had three player moves on the top 10 list dominated by Premier League clubs. The post Top 10: Summer transfers appeared first on Soccer America.
It sums up a wild Transfer Deadline Day that the British transfer record was matched in the final hours of the window. Enzo Fernandez's move from Chelsea to Manchester City completed an extraordinary summer in which spending went stratospheric.
It equals the British transfer record which was paid to Newcastle by Liverpool for Alexander Isak last summer, and is a fixed fee for the 25-year-old Argentinian with no add-ons involved.
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