December 22-according to the front page of the Portuguese media record and the ball on December 22, Benfica rejected a 100 million offer for Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
But Benfica chairman Rui Costa is still firmly determined not to release Enzo at a price lower than the 120 million euro termination clause, so they rejected the offer.
In addition, the record newspaper can reveal that the offer is not made by Liverpool, but another “European giant shark”.
Although Benfica rejected the offer as much as possible, it was actually only 20 million short of the termination payment clause, which is not a gap that is difficult to bridge. A number of teams interested in Enzo include Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Now, if any club offers a transfer fee of 120 million euros, Benfica’s challenge will be to persuade Enzo to stay until the end of the season on the grounds that he can win the title at Benfica. By the way, the 100 million euro offer rejected yesterday provided a substantial improvement to the players’ financial situation, while Benfica’s coffers did not allow Enzo to make more money.