Chelsea has already spent extra within the January switch window — round $225 million — than each membership within the high leagues in Spain, Italy, Germany and France mixed.
The London group may not be completed.
The last day of the window was one other busy one for Chelsea and its new American possession, with the membership reportedly near signing Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British-record payment of 105 million kilos ($130 million) after promoting Jorginho to Premier League chief Arsenal. Hakim Ziyech may additionally depart Chelsea to affix Paris Saint-Germain on mortgage.
Seven gamers have already arrived at Stamford Bridge this month, together with Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk in a deal price round $108 million and France middle again Benoît Badiashile for $40 million.
If Fernandez joins, that might take Chelsea’s spending as much as round $350 million in January.
This comes after Chelsea spent round $280 million in Europe’s summer time switch window, the primary below the brand new possession fronted by Todd Boehly following the acquisition of the membership for $2.5 billion in May.
Chelsea has handed new gamers lengthy contracts — as a lot as 8 1/2 years for Mudryk, for instance — to permit the membership to unfold the price of the signings over the size of the deal and adjust to monetary fair-play laws.
Fernandez can be the costliest signing of the lot, with the payment for the 22-year-old World Cup winner surpassing the 100 million kilos (then $139 million) Manchester City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in 2021.
Fernandez solely joined Benfica from Argentine membership River Plate in August, for a reported payment of round $10 million.
Chelsea will hope its newest spending spree helps the group climb the Premier League standings — it’s presently in tenth place, 10 factors off the highest 4 — in a late try and qualify for the Champions League.
Reporting by the Associated press.
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