‘Brҽaking’: Chelsea ‘offer Benfica £87m plus 3 players’ for ‘new Veron’

 ‘Brҽaking’: Chelsea ‘offer Benfica £87m plus 3 players’ for ‘new Veron’

Hieu Pham 05/01/2023

Chelsea's pursuit for Argentina World Cup star Enzo Fernandez continues with their latest offer a reported £87m plus three players including the out-of-favour Hakim Ziyech.

Enzo Fernandez, the hero of Argentina’s World Cup team, is still a target for Chelsea, who have made him a new offer of reportedly £87 million plus three players, including the disfavored Hakim Ziyech.

In an effort to revive their chances of finishing in the top four of the Premier League following a disappointing first half of the season, the Blues have been connected with a number of players during the January transfer window.

Andrey Santos, Benoit Badiashile, Joao Felix, and Mykhailo Mudryk have all been linked with a transfer to Stamford Bridge, and they are reportedly in negotiations with Benfica about a move for Fernandez. Additionally, their most recent offer for Fernandez is presently £87 million plus three players, according to Portuguese publication Record. Graham Potter’s team is offering Ziyech on a long-term contract as well as rising talents David Datro Fofana and Andrey Santos on loan in return.

A four-year period at Ajax during which Ziyech scored 49 goals and provided 81 assists led Chelsea to pay £33 million for the offҽnsive midfielder in 2020.

However, his tenure at Stamford Bridge has not been as fruitful, and the Moroccan star is eager to quit the team after failing to secure a consistent berth in either Potter’s or Thomas Tuchel’s starting XI.

Although the Dutch club balked at Chelsea’s asking price, he was rᴜmored to be returning to Ajax in the summer. However, he has only made two starts this season across all competitions. Ziyech’s skill is undeniable—as seen by Morocco’s historic journey to the World Cup semifinals in Qatar—but he hasn’t been able to maintain any kind of consistency while playing for Stamford Bridge, scoring only 14 goals and dishing out 10 assists in 93 appearances.