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enzo fernandez benfica

THE PLAYER HAS REVALUATED HIMSELF

Barça was able to sign the perfect substitute for Busquets for only 10 'kilos'

Published:19/10/2022 - 20:25h

Updated:19/10/2022 - 20:25h

Enzo Fernández was on Barça's agenda just over a year ago and could have signed for the club for 'only' 10 million euros. However, the Catalans did not go after him and he ended up joining Benfica, where he has risen in value

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The stage of Sergio Busquets in the FC Barcelona could be coming to an end. After 15 seasons in which it has contested, up to now, 685 parties and has written his name in letters 'golden' inside the history of the club, the captain would abandon the one who has been his house during all his sportive career to test new challenges to his 34 years. With a year of remaining agreement, 'Busi' would opt for going out like free agent and in the MLS already have touched his door, by what all seems to have a clear end.

For this reason, from the dispatches of the Spotify Camp Nou already think in the possible relief of the midfield player, that to his 34 years keeps on being a fundamental piece in the medullary of the square directed by Xavi Hernández. The sportive direction Catalan handles several candidates, being Martín Zubimendi and Rúben Neves the favourites. The signing of the donostiarra is practically impossible, by what the Portuguese seems the clearest option. However, a name has won strength in the last weeks.

Such is the case of Enzo Fernández, the one who has been one of the most stood out figures of the Benfica during this season. The Argentinian is one of the disclosures of this campaign, causing feeling in all Europe with hardly 21 years of age. Thus, clubs like the Liverpool and Chelsea, in addition to the Barça, look with attention his situation, but his contracting will not be cheap. And it is that the mediocentro has revalorizado in Lisbon, by what his traspaso would surpass the 50 million euros.

However, the ex footballer of River Plate could have landed in the City Condal by a very inferior figure, as they have ensured in 'SPORT'. The player has been in the diary blaugrana from does a time backwards, and during the summer of 2021 the culés studied seriously his contracting. In that moment, Ruben Plans had identified the quality and projection of the footballer and saw him like the replacement to future of 'Busi'. Recently arrived to the Monumental and with a clause of rescission of 20 'kilos', his incorporation could have closed around the 10 million more variable euros.

The dismissal of Koeman, key

In spite of this, his operation did not arrive to concretise because of the dismissal of Ronald Koeman and the back exit of Ramon Plans of the club after the arrival of Xavi Hernández to the bench culé, since in this moment of created a new sportive structure. Like this then , Enzo continued his evolution futbolística with the 'hens' before his signing by the Benfica, those who did with 75% of the pass of the player by 10 'kilos' more 8 in variables.

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