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It is not looking so good atm, subject to change. We are all flying pretty blind. I would say it is 60/40 no deal for him atm. There has been so much fake news and rumours since the WC tgat it is really hard to suss it all out.

That poster joined almost 4 weeks ago and has not been a troll.

They legally cannot demand more than the release clause. If we bank wired the €120m to wherever it needs to go, Enzo (as he has already agreed perso Al terms with us) is going to be a Chelsea player, nothing Benfica can do to legally stop it.

You are mixing up euros and pounds The release clause is €120m (£105.3m) We apparently (this is not 100% verified) offered around £115m IF Benfica treats it like a regular transfer and not a release clause buyout (to avoid tge crazy taxes a RC triggering incurs) AND also to incentivise them into accepting somewhat breaking it into instalments, with a big chunk followed by smaller chunks.

Benfica's unusual management structure has existed since it became a SAD (Sociedade Anónima Desportiva), a type of public sports company, managed by a board of directors but owned by the fans, who can buy shares and own part of the SAD.

A bit harsh on Jorginho. He is not up to it without Kante shielding him, but he is still far better than Afro and Bobblehead were when Arse took those scraps

Both of them! Lol And with inflation, Pogba cost more in today's pound sterling than Enzo will.

Alan Varela I posted on him above.

2023/24 home kit leak

🤣 Arsenal have moved to sign £110k-p/w dud with "frailties", he could be Willian 2.0 https://www.footballfancast.com/arsenal-transfer-rumours/arsenal-jorginho-premier-league-gunners-willian-arteta

I see Endrick as their RWer (he is a lefty and is short)

not at all sure about the validity here (likely bullshit I am guessing) but anyways---------: Chelsea agree British record £115m deal with Benfica for Enzo Fernandez https://www.90min.com/posts/Chelsea-agree-british-record-115m-deal-with-benfica-for-enzo-fernandez Chelsea have agreed a British record deal worth £115m with Benfica for Enzo Fernandez, sources have confimed to 90min. Fernandez has been one of Chelsea's top transfer priorities this January, but they have been frustrated in their efforts to sign the World Cup winner to date. 90min revealed last week that Benfica were expecting Chelsea to make a renewed bid, after talks stalled earlier in the window, and the Blues did return to the negotiating table over the weekend. There was belief early on Monday that progress towards a deal was being made, with co-owner Behdad Eghbali and transfer director Paul Winstanley - who both played significant roles in landing Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk - leading the charge. And those talks have led to an agreement, 90min understands, with Chelsea agreeing to pay more than Fernandez's £105m release clause in order for Benfica to accept a payment in instalments. The deal now just needs to be rubber stamped and signed off by Rui Costa, who has publicly stated a number of times that 22-year-old Fernandez would not be leaving Benfica unless it was on the Portuguese giants' terms. The transfer could end up costing Chelsea a British record fee of £115m once all payments have been received by Benfica, eclipsing the £100m Manchester City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in the summer of 2021. Personal terms have long been agreed with Fernandez, who missed training with Benfica on Monday, and there's plenty of time for the deal to be finalised before the winter transfer window slams shut on Tuesday night. The breakthrough in negotiations could also impact potential outgoings at Chelsea, with Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek among the players who could now be moved on by the club's hierarchy amid a wave of Premier League interest.

well, 120m euros is likely around (this is cray) one tenth of one per cent of the total wealth backing Chelsea between all parties

not really these are literally the only 4 wingers/CFs they have and one is often injured, and one is a very young CF player (their only true CF) Neymar Lionel Messi Kylian Mbappé Hugo Ekitiké they also have no Sr team AMF (they do have 18yo Ismaël Gharbi, who almost never plays)

sell

very interested to see what the lad can do!

I know people are sick of me pimping him, BUT I would rather have Manu Kone than Caicedo hell, I might, maybe, maybe prefer Mac Allister over Caicedo tbh zero chance we can pull both Bellingham and Enzo Nicolò Barella for sure over Caicedo, but he will likely cost more than Caicedo and has to convinced to leave Italy (hard to do) Matheus Nunes? (probably not, too similar and he may lack a certain toughness, not sure, but he is super skilled, no doubt. another thing is he is NOT a young young player, he is soon 25yo (before next season), so it is not like he has 3 to 4 years to slowly get up to WC initial level) Roméo Lavia? (he really intrigues me) a healthy Kante is GREAT, if we renew him, BUT I so worry he will not be fit and ready to go a lot the player getting Enzo automatically takes off my target board is Martín Zubimendi as we probably do not need more deep holding MFers that said not sure IF Enzo and Bruno Guimarães would work together, but holy shit, if they did, that is an insanely creative deep MF (I know that pairing is likely a pipe dream anyway) Maxence Caqueret, well not sure, is he really a Chels level player? I have watched him, and he IS better than I recall, but still not sure at all, which worries me (when I do not get an instant gut feeling) then there is the ever-present Declan Rice thingy (Enzo and him may work well or Rice may be a drag, its not certain) finally we MUST (going out hard on a limb here) in summer 2024 buy the best 16yo DMF I have ever seen (not joking, Bellingham is the only other youth non AMF MFer I have seen with his potential) Warren Zaïre-Emery I know, good luck with this pipe dream, but still........................ he has at least the potential to be a Bellingham level MF player

only £5m short of my SOLD price (I said £50m and bye-bye Conor)

never count out Real and Barca IF PSG do buy Osimhen, we should be all over Hugo Ekitiké to switch out