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Our fanbase getting completely delusional at this point because they can't comprehend that owner is an idiot.

Wanted you mean, after this embarrassment he probably thinks we're a laughing stock.

Update: Benfica's position was one of total intransigence: either the clause value was upfront or nothing. Chelsea backed off. For now, the deal really fell, and within the structure they already consider everything concluded and with a player to stay. Internally, the player has already begun to apologize for his attitude. Have fun convincing top player to join to here on, what a bunch of incompetent losers.

Everyone credible reported otherwise, connect two and two and it's doesn't take a genius to know the owner promised Benfica and Enzo they would pay up the required money and the only official offer they got was 85. Dirty shameless tricks from the American.

120M?Best I can do is 85M

Masterclass of an humiliation, takes some skill for all of us to want Marina back this moron is something else.

Confirmation for everyone who needed to know our owner is a complete idiot.

Give it a few more hours I guess before the more reputable guys dance around the same song. There is no other explication for Benfica wanting the buyout clause when they we're willing to negotiate until yesterday. Rui Costa didn't suddenly had a revelation in his mind and said I want the buyout clause, he got pissed off.

We're an absolute joke.

It did happen, why do you think Benfica was willing to negotiate and now out of a sudden want the buyout?

Benfica only needed to accept it in installments 2,3 100+20, 40+40+40 it's irrelevant since it counts the same towards ffp but the American had to act intelligent and low ball.

These guys say the same, we lowballed and now they only want buyout. Let's face it there is no denying the owner is a clown at this point.

This explains it best but even so it's beyond dumb this isn't done. You can negotiate a 120m payment with 2 installments one 100 the other 20 and it would be treated like a transfer fee so someone fucked up. I refuse to believe Benfica wanted the buyout only, they were willing to talk until today..

Why would Benfica come to the tables in the first place to talk if today we hear they want the release clause or nothing? Only explication is Chelsea changed terms which pissed Benfica off. If it was related to first payment being a big lump only we would've heard reports how the 2 clubs stalled in negotiation over the installment of the first payment but all we hear is they want release clause. The American is extremely dumb and I really hope he gets exposed by all these credible journalists that he tried to low ball on his words.

Pretty sure this is what happened, it' something the clueless American would do to pretend he is smart and now Benfica obviously pissed had said fuck this shit pay release clause or nothing. Moronic to say at least from a billionaire who made his fortune to be so dumb.

Miss out on Enzo Get battered twice in a week by City Get the Ukcraine manwhore Get in summer mug Rice Complete transformation to midtable.

This deal will only go ahead if Mendes convinces Chelsea to bear the interest on the credit operation, a bit like he did with Félix's operation with Atlético... so that Chelsea pays in several installments but Benfica receives the 120M ready. So the deal progresses, but... I'm beginning to have doubts because Chelsea are trying their best to divert Mudryk from Arsenal and willing to reach 80M + extras. Imagine ending January with no Enzo and only because we bought a guy who whored himself for months for another team.

From what I understand, Benfica did not show intransigence, so much so that they accepted the offer that Chelsea had made a week ago. Chelsea didn't keep that offer and wanted to pay less than the first offer they made and, as I also read, rui costa was still hurt by Chelsea, for not keeping the first offer. Super lol if true.

Bought by a billionaire and being run by a kid next door. I haven't seen such an incompentent hack in my life.

@SLBenfica wants the 120 millions of the release clause in one payment instead of the 127 millions in many installments. @ChelseaFC don't want to pay that amount of money now. One step back on Enzo's deal. Next hours are crucial. ⏳

What to be excited now? It will collapse in a few hours as some reports say. We're done.

Chelsea went directly to talk to the player and the agent promised that they would break the clause, they spoke with Benfica to guarantee the same. But now that the player starts to force out they no longer want to pay.

CMTV is even saying that Enzo is disappointed with Chelsea because they promised him that they would beat the clause I'm sure many top players will come from here on when you make fake promises to them. He is lucky Nkunku even signed.

Update Enzo: Chelsea is not flexible in terms of payment and Benfica also does not accept less than it asks. Rui Costa sees no benefits from selling Enzo on installments for now. Benfica intends to advance against Chelsea for having made the player's head with promises and dreams. It is not Chelsea that retreats, it is Benfica that was intransigent in the way it negotiated the player's pass. Rui Costa only accepted the clause outright. Chelsea was also not flexible and the deal should even fall through in the next few hours. -Jorge, from transfers What an absolute car crash of an owner says something after changes stance just to piss the selling team. I'm fucking done with football this season.