Fernandez joins Man City for joint-British record £125m
Manchester City has signed Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a joint-British record fee of £125 million. The transfer follows a period of internal tension at Chelsea and marks a significant investment for the Manchester club.
Why it matters
This deal represents a major shift in the Premier League transfer market and highlights the financial scale of elite European football.
Image source, Manchester City Image caption, Enzo Fernandez has won 49 caps for Argentina
Manchester City have completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a joint-British transfer record £125m.
The Fernandez deal takes City's spending to a Premier League record £458m for a single transfer window, surpassing Liverpool's £415m from last summer.
However, City have also achieved around £300m from player sales this summer.
Fernandez joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2023 for a then-British record fee of £107m, with his latest switch matching the £125m that Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak also on transfer deadline day last summer.
The clubs negotiated over the past 24 hours and reached an agreement earlier on Tuesday.
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