Enzo Fernandez Desperate to Leave Benfica

DBasia.news – Enzo Fernandez actually did something that was not commendable to be able to leave Benfica. He acted out which caused the Spanish giants to sell him.

Fernandez is now being targeted by many clubs after appearing impressively at the 2022 World Cup. Apart from bringing Argentina to victory, he was also named the best young player.

Chelsea is the club most eager to hijack Fernandez. The two parties are even said to have entered into a private agreement.

However, Fernandez’s transfer was never completed as Benfica refused to sell him to Chelsea. The negotiation process collided with the price difference between the two clubs.

Seeing that his move was complicated, Fernandez did not remain silent. He started acting out and forced Benfica officials to impose a penalty.

Fernandez was not involved when Benfica hosted Portimonense in the continued Portuguese League, Saturday (7/1). His name was not on the list of main and reserve line-ups.

It was a form of punishment due to Fernandez’s unprofessional action. It turned out that the 21-year-old player refused to appear when Benfica challenged Braga on New Year’s Eve, although in the end he still played and ended in defeat.

After the match, Fernandez chose to return to Argentina. This made him absent from Benfica’s training program towards the match against Portimonense.

Without Fernandez, Benfica were able to achieve a narrow 1-0 victory against Portimonense. However, the behavior of the former River Plate player began to irritate the coach, Roger Schmidt.

“He is our player and we rely on him. We need him to be champions,” Schmidt said after the game.

“But what he did was not right. That’s why he didn’t make the team today.”

What Fernandez did was actually nothing new. Many stars choose to act out to be sold by their clubs.

It will be interesting to see what steps Benfica will take for Fernandez. The clarity of this transfer saga seems to be answered in the near future.