Enzo Fernandez wants to take Chelsea to ‘the next level’ after record-breaking transfer

Enzo Fernandez wants to return Chelsea to ‘the adjacent level’ aft completing a record-breaking transportation move to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea made Argentina World Cup victor Fernandez nan astir costly signing successful British shot erstwhile they signed him from Benfica successful a woody worthy much than £100m.

Fernandez only joined Benfica past summertime but changeable to prominence astatine nan Qatar World Cup, wherever he was named young subordinate of nan tournament.

The 22-year-old has signed an eight-and-a-half twelvemonth statement astatine Stamford Bridge and says he intends to return Chelsea to caller heights.

Chelsea won aggregate Premier League and Champions League trophies successful nan Roman Abramovich era but person endured a mediocre season, slipping to 10th successful nan English top-flight.

‘I’m really happy pinch nan opportunity that Chelsea has fixed maine and I will springiness my everything to execute nan club’s goals,’ Fernandez told Chelsea’s charismatic website.

‘As a subordinate and a person, I connection bully energy, bully vibes and I will springiness my each and support my team-mates to make them moreover better.

‘Chelsea is simply a large club, it’s a nine that is ever fighting for trophies and has won nan Champions League successful caller years. Together, we will look to execute everything nan nine wants and return it to nan adjacent level.

‘Myself and my family are really happy to beryllium present successful London and to beryllium capable to bask nan city. I deliberation it’s a really beautiful city, truthful we will bask it and person a bully time.

‘I haven’t yet played against immoderate of my caller team-mates and I haven’t yet had nan chance to chat pinch immoderate of them but I do cognize who they are and I’m looking guardant to moving pinch them all!’

Argentina midfielder Fernandez is successful statement to make his Chelsea debut connected Friday nighttime erstwhile Graham Potter’s broadside big westbound London rivals Fulham.

Discussing nan presence of Fernandez, Potter said: ‘We’re very pleased to person Enzo pinch us.

‘We’ll spot whether he tin beryllium progressive tomorrow, we’ve sewage to get done nan paperwork and make judge he gets nan applicable clearance and each of that stuff.

‘I’ve spoken pinch him today. My Spanish isn’t nan champion and his English isn’t great, truthful we needed to thin connected nan translator but we’ll get there.

‘He is an awesome young man and we’re looking guardant to moving pinch him.’

Fernandez was 1 of respective caller signings to get done nan doors astatine Stamford Bridge past month, pinch Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Benoit Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Malo Gusto, David Datro Fofana and Joal Felix besides joining Potter’s squad.

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