Fernández finally flourishing with Chelsea as Benfica reunion awaits

Argentina midfielder has been Chelsea's best player at the Club World Cup, continuing a trend of recent months

Enzo Fernandez is no stranger to the big stage. The midfielder took his chance when he broke through at the 2022 World Cup, earning a starting role for Argentina after coming off the bench to score a vital goal against Mexico in the group stage.

Fernandez looked as if he had been in the team for years by the time Argentina beat France in the final. He was named young player of the tournament and inevitably became a target for several big clubs. It was not long before word was filtering out of Portugal that Chelsea and Liverpool were looking at signing the former River Plate midfielder in the January 2023 transfer window.