Fernandez transfers to Man City from Chelsea in joint British record fee

Argentina international Enzo Fernandez signs for Manchester City in a deal from Chelsea worth 125 million pounds ($169m).Published On 1 Sep 20261 Sep 2026Manchester City equalled the British transfer fee record for a player when they signed midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea on deadline day for deals in Europe.The 25-year-old Argentina international, who was part of his country’s team that reached the 2026 World Cup final, had long been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘No one else like him’: Argentinians rally for Lionel Messilist 2 of 4Lionel Messi’s Argentina career in numbers: Records, goals, trophieslist 3 of 4‘You are eternal’: Football world pays tribute to Argentina’s Lionel Messilist 4 of 4‘The time has come’: Messi retires from international footballend of listThe deal, however, was stretched to the final few minutes of the summer transfer window, which shut at 22:00 GMT on Tuesday.City confirmed the deal with a video on the social media platform X, with the fee matching the 125 million pounds ($169m) that Liverpool paid Newcastle for Alexander Isak last summer.The deal seemed to have been agreed upon between t...