Chelsea has ramped up their efforts to snap Enzo Fernandez from Benfica in the January transfer window as they close in on the Argentinian who shone at the World Cup.
Fernandez won the young player of the tournament at the competition to make himself one of the finest midfielders around, and clubs around the continent want to sign him.
Benfica has maintained they want him to stay until the end of the season. However, Chelsea wants him now, and Matchplug understands they have offered more than his released clause, which was originally worth £106 million.
However, the Blues want to pay it in three instalments of £37.3m per year to ease the financial burden on themselves.
Benfica wants to keep him for the rest of this season and listen to offers in the summer, but this offer might be too tempting to ignore and the Argentinian is keen on the move, meaning personal terms will not be an issue.
