{"id":621670,"date":"2023-01-31T04:15:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T09:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621670"},"modified":"2023-01-31T04:20:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T09:20:29","slug":"chelsea-unable-to-finalize-enzo-fernandez-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/chelsea-unable-to-finalize-enzo-fernandez-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano Gives Worrying Update on Chelsea Deal for \u2018Spectacular\u2019 Star After \u2018Tense Talks&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/29\/chelsea-reopen-talks-benfica-enzo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are yet to receive a green light from Benfica for the transfer of Enzo Fernandez, confirms\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1620268415385751552?s=20&amp;t=vquj9Nmcm3Mjuo-_YTwe3A\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. This is even after they were\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1620108684536987650?s=20&amp;t=lj6V0snIWoDKpnOBXHN59w\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to have agreed to pay the \u00a3105 million release clause that the Portuguese side had set, only for them to now start delaying a possible deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Set to Continue Enzo Fernandez Negotiations on Deadline Day<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was again a tense night of talks as there\u2019s still no green light from Benfica president Rui Costa to Chelsea \u20ac120m proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea wanted breakthrough in the night but nothing yet.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations will continue in the morning.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeadlineDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DeadlineDay<\/a> madness. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MrjmbmTPVN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MrjmbmTPVN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1620268415385751552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Fail to Get Breakthrough on Enzo Fernandez Deal<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blues tried hard to find an agreement for confirming Fernandez&#8217;s signing on Monday but failed to do so due to Benfica&#8217;s rigid situation. Their president, Rui Costa, did not agree to green-light the deal despite the Premier League side agreeing to pay the fee they want to let him leave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/30\/everton-submit-bid-conor-gallagher\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everton Submit Bid for Conor Gallagher Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It ended up being a tense night of talks between the two clubs&#8217; representatives, as per Romano, with Chelsea being left frustrated by not being able to finalise the deal. They will now have to continue negotiations with Benfica to try and find that agreement, which could mean the deal could go down to the wire.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Eyeing Dramatic Transfer Deadline Deal<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The London giants have been on fire in the winter transfer window, having signed seven players already. That includes a quality winger like Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk, Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid as well as AS Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile to help improve their squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/28\/arsenal-chelsea-moises-caicedo-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Set to Fight Arsenal for Moises Caicedo Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, they don&#8217;t seem to be pleased with their business yet and have been pushing for a move to sign Enzo Fernandez for quite a few weeks now. The Blues are determined to make a quality addition to their midfield in the form of the World Cup winner, who also bagged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/fifaplus\/en\/articles\/enzo-fernandez-the-rapid-rise-of-argentinas-award-winning-youngster\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young Player of the tournament<\/a> award in the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"NaJlH0C2RNdDc9gkkZF5Rg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1456684124\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'NaJlH0C2RNdDc9gkkZF5Rg',sig:'5Y_64fua8fguWrlbv5gZ8gkQ9fWiTt7hspTQLOzDkeY=',w:'594px',h:'377px',items:'1456684124',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fernandez, who was\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/getfootball.eu\/lionel-messi-hails-spectacular-and-important-enzo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">deemed as &#8220;spectacular&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by Lionel Messi during the World Cup,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/27\/chelsea-new-bid-enzo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is pushing for a move to Stamford Bridge<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He has made 29 appearances for Benfica this season, scoring four goals and providing seven assists for them.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea\u00a0are yet to receive a green light from Benfica for the transfer of Enzo Fernandez, confirms\u00a0Fabrizio Romano. This is even after they were\u00a0reported\u00a0to have agreed to pay the \u00a3105 million release clause that the Portuguese side had set, only for them to now start delaying a possible deal. 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