The truth leaks out as to why Enzo Fernandez chose to join minnows Chelsea

The Qatar 2022 World Cup left Argentina as champions after a long drought, and with it many players were enshrined in the eyes of the world, Enzo Fernandez being one of them, and the midfielder was even recently named as the 'best young player' of the tournament, which boosted his bonuses in the transfer market, prompting SL Benfica to label him as the most expensive Argentine after Lionel Messi.

This undoubtedly shortened the run for three Premier League clubs who were interested in his services. Jürgen Klopp's desire at Anfield to acquire the services of the player who came through the youth ranks at River Plate was very strong, but as the weeks went by this initiative was diluted, as the Portuguese placed a starting price of 100 kilos on Enzo, impossible for the Reds who already had the signing of Cody Gakpo on the table.

The arrival of the Dutch jewel Gakpo at Anfield opened the door for Chelsea FC at Stanford Bridge to place 120 million euros, the same as Fernandez's termination clause, which would leave Benfica with the only option to accept, as a percentage of this transaction would correspond to Enzo's training club, that is, River Plate. According to reports from London, Enzo would prefer to sign for the Blues as he would have more than 3 million assured per season.

Enzo leads the Portuguese Liga as the most valuable player, beating Portuguese and FC Porto rivals Diogo Costa and Otávio, who together can barely match two-thirds of the current value of the 21-year-old, who played almost the entire 88" for his club in the 3-0 defeat to SC Braga in round 14 of La Liga. After the game his coach Roger Schmidt revealed that he does not know if it was Enzo's last game in Portugal.

Enzo Fernandez to join Chelsea

Enzo's decision certainly did not please the Merseyside fans who had already approved the signing, and even prepared a special chant to make the World Cup winner feel at home. For now, with the win over Leicester City, The Pool will close out 2022 with two straight wins after returning to action following the global break for the 22nd FIFA World Cup, which ended a fortnight ago.