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Enzo Fernandez Leaves Chelsea for Manchester City in £125 Million Deal

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez completed a £125 million move from Chelsea to Manchester City on a five-year contract.
  • The fee matches the British transfer record, while Chelsea will make an £18 million profit on the player it signed from Benfica in 2023.
  • Chelsea completed the transfer after Monaco withdrew from a planned £47 million deal for replacement midfielder Lamine Camara.

Enzo Fernandez has left Chelsea for Manchester City in a £125 million transfer that matches the British record. The move ends his three-and-a-half-year spell at Stamford Bridge and gives him a reunion with Enzo Maresca, his former Chelsea manager.

Manchester City are the most successful club in England in recent times.

— Enzo FernandezHe described his new club after completing the transfer.

Fernandez signed a five-year contract with City. He said he was joining one of England’s most successful clubs and described the team as well run. “Manchester City are the most successful club in England in recent times,” Fernandez said. “Every player wants to be part of a club like this because everyone knows how well-run City are.”

He said he was ready to help the club win more trophies and learn from his new teammates. “I could not be happier to be here, and I am ready for the challenge of helping City continue winning trophies,” he said. “This is a club built for success.”

Every player wants to be part of a club like this because everyone knows how well-run City are.

— Enzo FernandezHe explained his attraction to Manchester City.

The transfer unfolded amid frustration at Chelsea. Fernandez had told the club more than three months earlier that he wanted to leave, and Chelsea had set a deadline for bids more than two weeks before the transfer window closed. The club could have stopped the move after Monaco withdrew from its agreement to sell Lamine Camara, but it honored its commitment to City.

I could not be happier to be here, and I am ready for the challenge of helping City continue winning trophies.

— Enzo FernandezHe outlined his ambitions after joining the club.

Camara’s proposed £47 million transfer collapsed shortly after the 11 p.m. deadline. Chelsea viewed Monaco’s decision as extraordinary and deeply unprofessional. The withdrawal followed the failure of another Monaco deal involving Folarin Balogun, who ultimately abandoned a move to Everton. Chelsea signed Fernandez from Benfica for £107 million in January 2023 and will make an £18 million profit on his departure.

This is a club built for success.

— Enzo FernandezHe praised Manchester City’s competitive culture.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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