Manchester City agrees record Enzo Fernandez transfer on deadline day

Manchester City is close to finalizing a record 125 million pound deal for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

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Manchester City is close to finalizing a record-breaking transfer deal for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez on the final day of the European transfer window. ^[1] The reported transfer fee for Enzo Fernandez is 125 million pounds, or approximately 169 million dollars, which would be a British record. ^[2] An unnamed person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Manchester City agreed with Chelsea on a £125 million transfer fee for midfielder Enzo Fernández, clearing the way for the Argentine international to complete his move to the Etihad Stadium before the European transfer window closed. ^[3] Manchester City are reportedly closing in on a £125 million deal for Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez that would equal the British transfer record. ^[4] Manchester City's total summer outlay on players is more than $600 million, unprecedented for a single club in one window, while the club recouped nearly $400 million in sales. ^[5] Manchester City signed 25-year-old Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández on the last day of the summer transfer window, with a contract running until 2031. ^[6] Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye is close to joining Manchester City for a fee of 60 million pounds ($81 million). ^[7] Transfer deadline day for Europe's top soccer leagues is on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with teams attempting last-minute deals before the transfer windows close. ^[8] Journalist Fabrizio Romano reported the transfer fee figure of 125 million pounds for the Enzo Fernandez deal. ^[9] Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano said that Enzo Fernández wanted only to leave Chelsea to join Manchester City and that he would undergo medicals with the club soon. ^[10] The £125 million fee agreed for Enzo Fernández would be a British record, matching the amount Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak the previous year. ^[11] Arsenal signed Gabriel Jesus from Barcelona after missing out on Julian Alvarez, and Jesus said, "I had a chance 10 years ago and life took me in another direction, but now I can be here and it's a dream for me." ^[12]

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Manchester City is close to finalizing a record-breaking transfer deal for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez on the final day of the European transfer window. · El Informador

The reported transfer fee for Enzo Fernandez is 125 million pounds, or approximately 169 million dollars, which would be a British record. · El Informador

An unnamed person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Manchester City agreed with Chelsea on a £125 million transfer fee for midfielder Enzo Fernández, clearing the way for the Argentine international to complete his move to the Etihad Stadium before the European transfer window closed. · Record

Manchester City are reportedly closing in on a £125 million deal for Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez that would equal the British transfer record. ·

Hindustan Times

Manchester City's total summer outlay on players is more than $600 million, unprecedented for a single club in one window, while the club recouped nearly $400 million in sales. · Winnipeg Free Press

Manchester City signed 25-year-old Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández on the last day of the summer transfer window, with a contract running until 2031. · Przegląd Sportowy

Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye is close to joining Manchester City for a fee of 60 million pounds ($81 million). · Winnipeg Free Press

Transfer deadline day for Europe's top soccer leagues is on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with teams attempting last-minute deals before the transfer windows close. · Winnipeg Free Press

Journalist Fabrizio Romano reported the transfer fee figure of 125 million pounds for the Enzo Fernandez deal. · El Informador

Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano said that Enzo Fernández wanted only to leave Chelsea to join Manchester City and that he would undergo medicals with the club soon. · Record

The £125 million fee agreed for Enzo Fernández would be a British record, matching the amount Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak the previous year. · Record

Arsenal signed Gabriel Jesus from Barcelona after missing out on Julian Alvarez, and Jesus said, "I had a chance 10 years ago and life took me in another direction, but now I can be here and it's a dream for me." ·

Hindustan Times

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