Manchester City Agree £125 Million Deal to Sign Enzo Fernández From Chelsea
Chelsea gave permission for the 25-year-old midfielder to undergo a medical after City agreed a British-record fee, Reuters reported.
- Manchester City reached a £125m agreement with Chelsea to sign Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández, matching the British transfer record set by Liverpool's Alexander Isak last summer.
- City turned to Fernández after pursuing Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, following a failed August 14 deadline when Chelsea initially expected him to remain for the 2026-27 season.
- The transfer reunites Fernández with Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca, who previously coached the 25-year-old at Stamford Bridge for 18 months, as the midfielder undergoes a medical examination.
- Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso leads a squad reshaping that includes pursuing Monaco's Lamine Camara as a replacement, after Fernández made 170 appearances and scored 31 goals for the club.
- With the addition of Fernández, City's summer spending reaches around £430m, following previous signings of Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi, as the club continues a major midfield overhaul.
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Enzo Fernandez leaves Chelsea to join Manchester City for joint British record transfer fee
Manchester City have signed Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a joint British-record £125m fee. The move takes City's summer spending to a Premier League record of £562.5m, while Fernandez ends his three-year spell at Stamford Bridge.
This will be part of the history of English football.
Enzo Fernandez Manchester City: Enzo Fernandez has caused a stir in the Premier League. The biggest transfer of the year has come. The Argentine footballer left Chelsea to join Manchester City.
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English soccer flexed its unrivaled spending power by embarking on an unprecedented $4.7 billion outlay on players in the summer transfer window — and Manchester City saved the biggest signing of the lot right to the very end. Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez became one of the most expensive players in soccer history by completing a marquee move to City from Premier League rival Chelsea for 125 million pounds ($169 million) in the final hours…
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