{"id":621080,"date":"2023-01-14T02:51:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T07:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621080"},"modified":"2023-01-14T02:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T07:53:19","slug":"chelsea-enzo-fernandez-signing-doubtful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/14\/chelsea-enzo-fernandez-signing-doubtful\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Fans Get Worrying Update on Pursuit of \u2018Sensational\u2019 Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/07\/70-million-moises-caicedo\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are not going to go all in for the signing of Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez in the January transfer window, confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1613473364332404737?s=20&amp;t=-UgoXCrQLgjENnILNCdxAA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports&#8217; Florian Plettenburg<\/a>. The Blues have already confirmed the acquisition of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/11\/potential-chelsea-lineup-january-transfer-window\/\" target=\"_self\">four signings<\/a> in the winter window, with the latest one being Portuguese forward Joao Felix.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Won\u2019t Go All in for Enzo Fernandez Signing in January<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Enzo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Enzo<\/a>: Understand the poker is ongoing in the background but at this stage a transfer is unlikely. Chelsea still not willing to pay the \u20ac120m release clause. They have other players on their list, similar profile but cheaper. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> won\u2019t go all in for now. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportDE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkySportDE<\/a> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ACUtuQXc63\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ACUtuQXc63<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1613473364332404737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Have Backup Plans in Place if Fernandez Signing Fails to Materialise<\/h3>\n<p>The Premier League heavyweights appeared to be really close to a move to the Argentine midfielder earlier this month as it was reported that they <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1608738157045981185?s=20&amp;t=YSKyR2eyn5An6qVylCDgQg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">even held direct talks<\/a> with Benfica over a possible transfer. However, they didn&#8217;t appear to be wanting to pay the entire release clause of around \u00a3105 million and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1610799647190310915?s=20&amp;t=nbvJnM5Tw74rnblGSHZXrw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it was even claimed<\/a> that the Blues only wanted to pay as much as \u00a375 million for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/11\/chelsea-agree-joao-felix-loan-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Agree Joao Felix Signing From Atletico Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plettenburg adds that there is &#8220;poker ongoing in the background&#8221; over Chelsea&#8217;s pursuit for Fernandez, but at this moment, a January transfer is unlikely to materialise. That is because the London side are not ready to pay that high a fee for him after already spending on four signings in this month. They are not willing to go all in for the time being and even have backup options in place, having other midfielders of a similar profile on their transfer list &#8211; adds Plettenburg.<\/p>\n<h3>Fernandez Might Attract Transfer War in Summer Window<\/h3>\n<p>With Benfica <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1611313311957618688?s=20&amp;t=Ft__QzEgWyztxNSHoBmviA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly having told Chelsea<\/a> that they will not entertain any offers below the \u00a3105 million release clause for the Argentina midfielder&#8217;s sale, it looks like he is now likely to stay with the Portuguese side for the time being. He will look to have a prolific second half of the campaign at the back of an excellent World Cup, at the end of which he was named the World Cup Young Player of the Competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/08\/chelsea-begin-marcus-thuram-signing-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Exploring Conditions to Sign Marcus Thuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fernandez has already had a pretty good campaign with Benfica, scoring four goals and providing five assists in 26 appearances in all competitions. He&#8217;ll hope to take them far into the Champions League knockout stages and help them clinch the Liga Portugal title at the end of the season as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are not going to go all in for the signing of Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez in the January transfer window, confirms Sky Sports&#8217; Florian Plettenburg. The Blues have already confirmed the acquisition of four signings in the winter window, with the latest one being Portuguese forward Joao Felix. 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