Chelsea’s British record bid for Enzo Fernandez to enter final hours of window

Chelsea could make Argentina World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez the Premier League’s most expensive player before the transfer window closes on Tuesday night (Mike Egerton/PA)

Chelsea’s bid to sign Enzo Fernandez for a British record fee was set to enter the final hours of the transfer window on Tuesday.

The proposed deal would make the Argentina World Cup winner the Premier League’s most expensive player, with Chelsea set to pay the reported 120 million euros (£105.6m) release clause to land the 22-year-old Benfica midfielder.