{
  "id": 5287288,
  "title": "Fernandez seals £125m Man City move",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fernandez-seals-125m-man-city-move",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:21:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/fernandez-seals-125m-man-city-move/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City have officially signed Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea in a deal valued at £125 million, setting a new joint-British transfer record. This move brings City's total spending for the current transfer window to an all-time high of £458 million, surpassing Liverpool's £415 million expenditure. However, City has also generated around £300 million through player sales this summer. Fernandez previously moved to Chelsea from Benfica in 2023 for £107 million, making his new £125 million transfer identical to the £125 million Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak on the same deadline day last year. Negotiations between the clubs took place over the course of 24 hours, concluding earlier on Tuesday. Despite having been interested in a move to Real Madrid earlier in the summer, Fernandez was booed by Chelsea supporters during their friendly against Real Sociedad and when he substituted in their Premier League opener against Fulham. The 25-year-old Argentine was notably absent from both Chelsea's 4-3 win over Brighton and their 2-0 Carabao Cup victory against Luton, with reports suggesting he had requested to be left out of the squad. Chelsea had set a deadline of 17:00 BST on 14 August for clubs to make offers of £120 million or more for Fernandez, aiming to resolve the uncertainty before the 2026-27 season commenced. The Argentina international had previously worked with City manager Enzo Maresca during his time at Chelsea. This £125 million signing marks the second time City have broken their own transfer record this summer, following the £116 million acquisition of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest in July. As of now, City has become the fourth Premier League club to sign a player for a fee of at least £100 million this summer, alongside Morgan Rogers (£117 million to Chelsea), Bradley Barcola (£123 million to Liverpool), and Manchester City's own signing of Anderson.",
  "summary": "Manchester City have completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a joint-British transfer record £125m. The Fernandez deal takes City’s spending to a Premier League record £458m for a single transfer window, surpassing Liverpool’s £415m from last summer. However, City have also achieved around £300m from player sales this summer. Fernandez joined Chelsea … The post Fernandez seals…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}