Willing to allow the Argentine midfielder to finish the season at Benfica while signing him in January

Jude Bellingham has long been linked to Liverpool's midfield rebuild for the summer of 2023, with the Reds currently in the lead to recruit the 19-year-old English sensation from Borussia Dortmund at the end of the year, he won't be the only midfield addition, though, and the World Cup has generated a steady stream

Of reports linking them to Enzo Fernandez, a 21-year-old rising talent from Argentina and Benfica. These stories are currently progressing well beyond linking, the player is reported to prefer a move to Liverpool in Portugal's O Jogo, though Benfica are also claimed to not feel particularly under pressure to sell considering that he is

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Under contract through 2027 and only just moved there from River Plate for €10M last summer, In the meantime, River's role in all of this is the topic of discussion in Argentina, where the Buenos Aires giants still control 25% of Fernandez' rights and are therefore eligible to receive a significant percentage of 

any transfer fee that may be paid for the World Cup winner, according to extremely speculative speculation on that front, Liverpool would be willing to pay £80 million to sign the player while leaving him at Benfica to finish the season. This sum would be split between Benfica and River Plate for a total of £20 million.

<strong>Liverpool in January for £80 million</strong>

However, there has been enough evidence to suggest that Fernandez is a legitimate target for Liverpool in recent weeks that it is impossible to completely rule out a large-scale buy-and-loan-back deal. The amounts being bandied around should be taken with a grain of salt, Enzo Fernandez will join Liverpool in January for £80 million