Chelsea ‘offer Benfica £87m plus THREE players’ for Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea’s will reportedly continue their for Argentina World Cup star Enzo Fernandez with an offer of £87million plus three players – including the out-of-favour Hakim Ziyech.

The Blues have been linked with several players in the January transfer window as they try and get their Premier League top-four hopes back on track after a poor first half of the season. Fernandez has emerged as their top target this month, with Sportsmail reporting that Benfica had rejected their opening bid of £112m in three instalments. 

They are reported to be in talks with Benfica over a move, while Andrey Santos, Benoit Badiashile, Joao Felix and Mykhailo Mudryk have all also been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.

And, according to Portuguese outlet Record, their latest offer for Fernandez currently stands at £87m plus three players.

The players being offered in exchange by Graham Potter’s side are Ziyech on a permanent deal and young stars David Datro Fofana and Santos on loan – despite the latter star yet to arrive.

Ziyech scored 49 times and added 81 assists during a four-year-spell with Ajax which convinced Chelsea to spend £33m on the attacking midfielder in 2020.

But his time at Stamford Bridge has not proved to be as successful, with the Moroccan star keen to leave the club after failing to nail down a regular spot in either Thomas Tuchel or Potter’s starting XI. 

He was linked with a return to Ajax in the summer but the Dutch club baulked at Chelsea’s asking price – but he has made just two starts this season in all competitions.

Fernandez shone for Argentina at the World Cup and has attracted major interest from clubs

Hakim Ziyech is one of three players to reportedly be offered in exchange for Fernandez 

Ziyech clearly has talent as demonstrated in Morocco’s historic run to the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar – but he has struggled to show any semblance of consistency during his time at Stamford Bridge – scoring just 14…