As teams compete to capture the Benfica star, Enzo Fernandez is said to prefer a move to Liverpool

The Argentine was instrumental in helping his nation win the World Cup at the weekend. As a regular in the middle of the field, Fernandez earned the title of Young Player of the Tournament, an honour that has previously gone to players like Kylian Mbappe, as a result, Fernandez's stock has steadily increased, and Benfica is expected to receive a flood of offers, 

But they are reportedly not under any pressure to sell. The 21-year-old, who recently relocated from River Plate to Lisbon, would rather go to Liverpool if he had to leave the Estadio da Luz, Last week, a report in the Argentine newspaper Diario La Capital said that Benfica and Liverpool had already reached a deal about Fernandez. 

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"The English club already has an agreement in principle with the Portuguese club to incorporate the young Argentine player from June 2023," the statement added according to reports, the Reds could offer £80 million to Benfica in exchange for letting him stay with the Portuguese team through the end of the current campaign. 

According to their deal, Fernandez's former team would collect just under £20 million. Benfica has a history of being prepared to sell their top players for significant sums of money, Joao Felix and Darwin Nunez, among others, have recently moved on to greener pastures in search of enormous earnings. Nunez was acquired by Liverpool for a club-record price in the summer,

Jurgen Klopp's top goal is expanding 

Just months after they had acquired Luis Diaz from Porto, demonstrating Liverpool's recent interest in Portuguese players, But right now, Jurgen Klopp's top goal is expanding his midfield alternatives. Given their erratic start to the season, the Reds chose not to acquire reinforcements in the middle of the park back in the summer. This decision has subsequently drawn criticism.