January 5, the Argentine media “Ole News” published an article, talking about Enzo’s transfer
On the topic, they said that Chelsea’s offer was less than 120 million euros, which made Benfica angry.
The Argentine media said that Chelsea had been told that Benfica would only agree to take away Enzo at the price of liquidated damages, and when Mendes approached Benfica, he promised that Chelsea would make an offer that exceeded the termination fee (approximately 130 million euros).
However, when the two sides started negotiations, Benfica president Rui Costa was surprised by Chelsea’s offer, which was significantly lower than Mendes’ original commitment.
Ole reported that the figure was "even" lower than the player’s release clause of 120 million euros.
This made the result of the negotiation negative. Chelsea’s move to change the negotiation angered Benfica, who then took an uncompromising position that no termination fee would be discussed.
A media said that such a transfer fee is unacceptable for Chelsea, at least not feasible in this transfer window, because it will make the Blues violate financial fair play regulations.
(aliang)