Argentinian Midfielder Enzo Fernandez Signs For Benfica Amid Manchester City Interest
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Club confirm 'agreement' for Wolves transfer target in bitter blow to Bruno Lage
Benfica have confirmed that an agreement has been reached with River Plate to sign midfielder Enzo Fernandez. Fernandez is a transfer target for Wolverhampton Wanderers and the club were prepared to exercise the €20million release clause in his contract. The 21-year-old wants to stay at River Plate and finish the Copa Libertadores campaign, whereas Wolves want him to join Bruno Lage's squad now. With Wolves unwilling to budge, Benfica have jumped to the front of the queue to agree a deal with River which allows Fernandez to remain in Argentina for the timebeing. Benfica will acquire 75 percent of Fernandez's rights for €18m, with River retaining a 25 percent sell-on clause. READ: Gabriel Barbosa has already told Wolves his transfer plan READ: Matheus Nunes and Enzo Fernandez transfer links shows Wolves have learned lesson Confirming the deal to the Portuguese stock exchange, Benfica said: "Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD (“Benfica SAD”) informs reached an agreement with River Plate for the acquisition of the sporting rights and 75% of the economic rights of the player Enzo Fernández, for the amount of €10,000,000 (ten million euros), to which a variable amount of €8,000,000." Fernandez had been identified as a candidate to fill the 'box-to-box' vacancy within Bruno Lage's midfield, but the club's search must now continue. Sporting midfielder Matheus Nunes is also a target for Wolves, although his €40m price tag makes the deal difficult to complete. READ NEXT:
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