Fair enough. But the question initially was "were big teams aware of Fernandez prior to his season at Benfica and the WC" and categorically the answer is yes.
Enzo Fernandez | Chelsea €121m player
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Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
It is sounding like no Enzo tomorrow. Work permits not completed.
For every Enzo Fernandez there are other players who emerge every year. He's had a great WC and good season overall but he's hardly world class talent and a unique player to spend the money Chelsea did. They are just mad and don't care about the money and Benfica knows how to sell the players. Unfortunately it creates a precedence with money spend on in-form players which will drive the player's prices even higher in the future.
Maybe finally fecking time to rehaul our scouting team department and kick out those who just don't do enough to bring in the best talents before Benfica, Ajax and other teams in Europe of that size do. When was the last time we assessed this? I mean it has very little media coverage and I could be wrong but really when was the last time we got a real gem which broke through for us?
Maybe finally fecking time to rehaul our scouting team department and kick out those who just don't do enough to bring in the best talents before Benfica, Ajax and other teams in Europe of that size do. When was the last time we assessed this? I mean it has very little media coverage and I could be wrong but really when was the last time we got a real gem which broke through for us?
Would have thought that he wouldnt have started anyway. Benched at best.
Apparently Benfica proposed a deal where Chelsea pay £88m but Enzo stays there until the summer and Chelsea were supposedly okay with this but it sounds like from what Rui Costa is saying, Enzo had zero intentions of staying there beyond deadline day.
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I bet they offered him a mammoth contract. Why else would he insist on joining Chelsea when he could've joined a proper big club in the summer.
The WC performance inflated his price I'm sure but I'm not too convinced he is a 100+ million player just based on the WC. Then again its only Potter and he's yet to convince me so Enzo might yet underperform at Chelsea.
He's got a great smile. Should be doing Colgate commercials with them pearly whites.
Why would the "big clubs" be willing to pay for him in the summer but not now?
New financial year? Have a better idea of if they’ve got champions league football or not etc?
New transfer budgets ?
Financial year starts in January for France, Germany and Spain so waiting until the summer would be the reverse for them if that was an issue.
As for qualification for Champs league, the player himself obviously doesn't care about that and if the club has to plan that short term, they shouldn't be spending over £100 mil on a player anyway.
Doubt it
The next james Rodriguez
Not even remotely comparable. James was always a luxury player.
We did that last year
Clubs in Portugal do not face issues regarding work permit and do not need a work permit even if they are from outside the EU region, which works for South American players.
Also my ten pence on Enso's transfer. His fee was a fixed price not market value everyone knows that and only Chelsea bought him. Whilst Boehly was spending his xmas card money elsewhere no one else entered the race after the first advance was rejected. So fair play to Chelsea, its their money they can do what they like with it, He is their asset. In this world of poison and bitching and keyboard warriors I for one, do not wish to see any young player fail no matter who they play for.
Garnacho? Pellestri also seems on the verge of a breakthrough maybe.
Your scouts seems fine.
As long as the work permit is granted by 4pm today, he can play.
I guess United should look for the next Bellingham, the same stuff could be said about him, according to your argument.
Anyways, Enzo could start today. I guess I will have to tell my wife I can't move from 5 to 7 PM, my legs won't work.
To be fair, Bellingham has been on the radar much longer than Enzo has.
He should be in the squad, and having sold Jorginho and Kovacic being injured again, he is needed to step in immediately.
Future captain material of Argentina team, isn't it ? Really hope he makes it . Alvarez, Enzo, Martinez is a great core.
In the end, they're both young, evendtly talented but not proven in the biggest leagues. Otherwise, there's no way you can say Enzo is "hardly worldclass" considering his achievements, eye-test performances and stats.
I think Romero, Emi Martinez, Licha Martinez and my personal preference, Tagliafico, have a better chance than him. Even Lautaro Martinez I think.
He's still too young.
Has his work permit cleared yet?
The club haven't confirmed anything but I saw something yesterday that said he was in the squad so I'm guessing there is no problems there.
He'll be starting tonight, right?
Can’t find any confirmation as yet.
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His stock his going like Twitter after Musk bought the platform, right??
Can't say he hasn't instantly improved them. They went from 0-0 against the 9th placed team to 0-0 against 6th.
Needs to be able to play further up the field
120 million for the Argentine Scott mctominay.
Didn't look a 150m player tonight.
He looked pretty good first half, became a bit lose later on. Not his best game passing wise but he won a lot of midfield battles I thought. Needs to be played with more freedom, doesn't look his best position as DM/DLP
Steady Eddy?
Led the stats at the first half having just one training session with the team.
once he and the players get to know each other, and once he has someone in the middle to help him go a little bit ahead on the pitch, we will see many Enzo masterclasses
He’s done well for his first game.
once he and the players get to know each other, and once he has someone in the middle to help him go a little bit ahead on the pitch, we will see many Enzo masterclasses
He’s done well for his first game.
Benfica laughing all the way to the bank
Looks a solid player but... that is a big over payment. Did he really do much more than Jorginho would have tonight?
Looks a solid player but... that is a big over payment. Did he really do much more than Jorginho would have tonight?