Fernandez
arrived
at
Benfica
from
River
Plate
just
four
months
ago
in
June
for
a
fee
of
€10million,
and
immediately
took
the
Primeira
Liga
by
storm,
with
the
league
naming
him
August’s
player
of
the
month.
He
has
since
helped
Benfica
to
an
undefeated
record
in
both
the
league
(8W
1D)
and
the
Champions
League
(2W
2D),
playing
in
every
game,
and
his
exploits
in
back-to-back
draws
against
Paris
Saint-Germain
seem
to
have
convinced
some
of
the
world’s
top
clubs
that
he
is
up
to
the
level.
TOP
STORY
–
WORLD
POWERHOUSES
CLAMOUR
FOR
21-YEAR-OLD
BENFICA
MIDFIELDER
According
to
a
report
from
Sport,
Barcelona
had
the
chance
to
sign
Fernandez
for
€10m
but
opted
against
it,
allowing
Benfica
to
swoop
in,
and
he
is
now
said
to
be
valued
at
over
€50m.
That
figure
could
continue
to
rise
as
well.
Having
made
his
senior
international
debut
for
Argentina
in
September,
Fernandez
could
play
a
significant
role
in
his
country’s
World
Cup
campaign
as
they
enter
the
tournament
on
a
35-match
unbeaten
streak.
The
report
claims
Barcelona
will
face
opposition
from
Premier
League
giants
Liverpool
and
Chelsea,
and
while
there
is
no
indication
that
Benfica
would
be
willing
to
let
Fernandez
go
six
months
into
a
five-year
contract,
the
club
that
specialise
in
turning
a
profit
in
the
transfer
market
could
be
faced
with
an
offer
they
cannot
refuse.
ROUND-UP
–
90min
is
reporting
Chelsea
have
made
Napoli
striker
Victor
Osimhen
their
priority
forward
target,
following
reports
they
are
also
heavily
interested
in
RB
Leipzig’s
Christopher
Nkunku
and
Lille’s
Jonathan
David.
–
According
to
Sky
Sport
in
Germany,
Everton
have
also
been
keen
on
Lille’s
David,
with
the
22-year-old
Canadian
tied
with
Neymar
for
the
most
goals
in
Ligue
1
this
season
(nine
in
11
games).
–
The
Evening
Standard
is
reporting
Chelsea
are
also
weighing
up
moves
for
Borussia
Dortmund’s
teenage
English
star
Jude
Bellingham,
as
well
as
West
Ham’s
Declan
Rice.
–
Arsenal
are
said
to
be
joining
Barcelona
and
Real
Madrid
in
the
chase
of
16-year-old
Palmeiras
striker
Endrick,
per
FourFourTwo.
–
Calciomercato
claims
Milan
are
considering
a
move
for
Chelsea’s
Hakim
Ziyech
in
January,
with
Chelsea
said
to
be
open
to
a
loan
move
for
the
29-year-old.
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