Enzo Fernandez said he “didn’t hesitate for a second” when Manchester City made contact in his first interview since joining the club for a British record-equalling transfer fee of £125 million ($169 million).
The Argentina midfielder completed his move from Chelsea on Tuesday’s transfer deadline day, taking City’s spending to more than £450 million — a Premier League record for a single transfer window.
The 25-year-old joined Chelsea from Benfica in January 2023 for a then-British record fee of £107 million. His move to the Etihad matches the £125 million Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak last year.
Fernandez, sent off in Argentina’s 1-0 defeat by Spain in the World Cup final in July, had been linked with a move to Real Madrid earlier in the summer transfer window.
He will be a key part of City’s new-look midfield alongside England’s Elliot Anderson, who arrived from Nottingham Forest for £116 million in July.
