Man City agree £125m for Chelsea's Fernandez

BREAKING: Manchester City agree a joint-British transfer record fee of £125m to sign Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who will undergo a medical ahead of a long-term deal.

Manchester City just paid one hundred and twenty five million pounds for Enzo Fernandez.

That matches the British record Liverpool set for Alexander Isak last summer, and the fee is agreed with Chelsea after just twenty four hours of talks. There he is, the man himself, soon to swap blue for a slightly lighter blue.

Remember, Chelsea bought him from Benfica in 2023 for one hundred and seven million, which was the record back then. So they're banking a profit on a World Cup winner while selling to a direct title rival, which is a choice. Fernandez heads to the Etihad now for a medical, and we're told personal terms won't be a problem. They rarely are at these numbers.

Deadline day maths, Chelsea just handed Pep Guardiola the midfielder they built their whole team around. Someone at Stamford Bridge is very confident about what comes next. They'd better be right.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.