Please watch Rui Costa's most recent Interview, Enzo wanted to leave, Benfica did everything to keep him, but ultimately you cant keep a player that doesnt love the club, they even tried a Deal where Chelsea pays way less for Enzo and we can keep him more 6months, Enzo wanted to go now, we did everything and he took a piss on benfica, so go away Enzo, he's not welcome
As a Benfica fan, I am gutted about how this panned out. At the end of the day, no player is bigger than the club. So I'm not too mad about Enzo's departure. At the end of the day, we are getting 82m out of the 120m transfer fee (RP has 25% future fees & 6.5% agent fees), which is not bad at all. Even though Enzo in my opinion, was probably our best player, that's not what I'm frustrated about. Im frustrated with the fact that we put ourselves in a position to not be able to get a replacement for him. In hindsight, the deal didn't change much in the last few days. Chelsea was offering 120m (however not activating the release clause) and offering to pay in 6 installments. This was never what we wanted. Our president Rui Costa was always dead set on having to activate the release clause or nothing. Chelsea ofc didn't want this, as it would force them to pay us in a large sum, not installments. However, having accepted the deal in the last hour of the window. It just really annoys me because that was the worst-case scenario for all Benfica fans. We lost our best player, and we put ourselves in a position where we couldn't get a replacement. If I knew that in the end we were gonna accept, I wish we did it sooner so we could've gotten a player like Kokcu (our main transfer target replacement for Enzo) or smth. It's just a shame that we were on record to have a record-breaking season, and it feels like it's all crumbling down. (Not the first time as a Benfica fan in the last decade). To conclude, In Rui Costa we trust. Even though I don't agree with his decision today. I love him as our President as he really represents the values of the club and I am excited about his long-term project. On the other hand, this one definitely stung a bit and I'm sure Benfica fans would agree. Um Abraço a todos os Portugueses e Benfiquistas! ❤🦅#1904
Concordo plenamente. Todos sabiamos que ele ia sair mais cedo ou mais Tarde. Acho que uma temporada no Benfica nao lhe tinha feito mal mas o Enzo ja veio com vontade de sair. So tenho mesmo pena de nao ter mos ido ao mercado buscar alguem para o substituir. E sim parece que estava td a ir bem demais para nos, a aguia estava a voar alto demais para o gosto dos tubaroes com dinheiro. O futebol esta diferente casa vez mais focado no dinheiro e menos na competicao. A super liga ainda volta e desta vez e para ficar e depois podemos dizer adeus ao futebol como o conhecemos e passamos a ter um sistema mais americano. Estes todos que andaram a comprar clubes nao o andaram a fazer para nao estarem no topo e os clubes que sao suportados pelos fans vao Indo abaixo 1 por 1 vao desaparecendo aos poucos perdendo relevancia e a importancia da sua historia pelo caminho
Record breaking season? Are you having a laugh? You lost 3-0 to Braga and couldn't even beat an out of form Sporting CP, relax mate! Just you wait and we'll beat you in your home
I believe that, indiretly, we got a replacement. Schjelderup and Guedes. Having 2 more players for attacking midfield, Aursnes can drop back and pair with Florentino. We have Rafa, Neres, Draxler, João Mário, Guedes and Schjelderup to play behind Ramos.
I had no idea you were a Benfica supporter I find that so cool. I’m a Benfica fan and grew up in Portugal but live in Canada now but I still support Benfica and watch every game. It’s nice to see someone that isn’t Portuguese be a Benfiquista.
another Portuguese Canadian, well I was born in Canada parents born in the Azores and it seems Adrian is the same Canadian born with Portuguese parents!
The thing that surprises me the most, other than his obvious talent, is his bold personality, he walks into any team and feels no pressure what so ever, walked into Argentina's starting 11 and it felt like he was always there, you can even feel how his teammates felt like they knew him for years, and he played less than 5 games with the national team, he did the exact same thing with Benfica, River Plate and Defensa y Justicia.
Huge respect for Rui Costa after hearing his interview. Lost a lot for Enzo, being offered the chance to sign for Chelsea but stay with us on loan til the summer to continue to help the team but he just wasn't interested. Find his behaviour to be really selfish. But like Costa said, it's time to look forward not backwards.
BS, if he was sold of course it wouldn't make any sense to stay in a club that his no longer his employer. Of course he wants to adapt to his new club and the PL asap. If I was a player I would do the same, Rui Costa knows no player would accept that and Chelsea needed the player now if they want to fight for a CL position, just pathetic excuses to fool dumb sócios.
Selfish? The pov of a lot of footballing supporters always leaves me with more questions than answers. A footballing career is very short and him going should not be a surprise. Teams will treat a player like property because they kind of are so him choosing himself in this rare instance is normal.
We might have hit the jackpot with Enzo. One of those players who pass the eye test with ease and their stats blow you away even more. His scouting report is UNREAL. And when I say no one, I mean no one comes close to Enzo's profile. We're actually so lucky to pull this off in a January transfer window, because there's no way we'd get a free run at him in the summer.
Chelsea is going to be a force if Potter gets it right. I love the players and the mentality but I have been questioning Potter's decision-making myself. Lately the games look dull and disorganized until the second half when changes have been made and they start actually getting the ball at other peoples feet other than Thiago Silva.
Sorry but Potter is not good enough for Chelsea ambitions. No sign of improvement, still insist on the same tactics, keep trying with a player who don't know how to score more than 15 goals in one season as a striker and leaving the only striker that has on the bench. Aubameyang is not at his best but he knows how to score goals.
@Davis Cook Were you worried about Potter when he did the double over Milan? Potter got shafted by injuries, and that's not an excuse. We lost our best players in positions that are near irreplaceable. This squad at its best, AT ITS BEST, finished 19pts off the top. -19pts! We are 21pts off Arsenal with ±10 players out injured, or returning. Knee cap that many of the first team at any club in top division and there form will dip. Potter will come good. He took a squad that looked lost under Tuchel for months, bar a few games here & there, and gave them new life prior to injury crisis. I swear Chelsea fans have less faith than atheist.
@@reduneyconceicao3420 Funny, how you would have managed with the list of injuries he's had, a Liverpool with less is struggling as bad. He's got the talents now, so let's see what he can do..Less you forget the initial run of games before the injury struck.
@@cg3518 How many players do Chelsea need to buy and ruin to stop the fans from whining about how little personele you have every time you lose? Pathetic😂
Benfica fan here. He is not a Lampard type at all. Adrian was ilustrating the late runs into the box like Lampard used to do so well, and Enzo can do too. However, he doesn't have as many goals in him as Lampard did. He does have many other things like great vision and technique. He'll be the guy that plays the pass before the assist. Much more of a Paul Scholes type, IMO
@@burntchickennugget3519 His long range passing is absolutely fantastic. Don't see anyone in football right now that can definitely say that they're much better at it than Enzo right now. There are some crazy stories about Paul Scholes' passing range tho, so I don't want to say that they're equally as good at it. He'll give Chelsea a ton of chance creation from deep. He made one hell of a partnership with Florentino in midfield for Benfica, so I'm interested to see what he does with Kanté next to him. Both guys are tackle and interception monsters and that will free up Enzo to do what he does best. Don't know how he'll do next to Kovacic as he isn't the most defensive of midfielders, but Enzo did great next to De Paul at the WC
Aursnes is here to take his place as the brain in the middle. I was hopeful we'd advance into semi-finals of Champions with him. Now is just more difficult
What the hell man, our opponent is Club Brugge. They reached this stage with merit, they are there to compete and they deserve our respect. In our club there is room for that type of arrogance and disrespectful mentality. It's ok to be optimistic but it doesn't matter if we have a better team or that we are in a better form, our focus is only the last 16 and Club Brugge.
@@feetusgaming779 I know, but we are in the last 16 now. Talking about the semi finals is looking past Club Brugge and it's completely disrespectful for them. Like I said, they reached this stage just like us, with merit and they are not there just to fulfill their calendar. They are our opponent, our focus and no other team exists in the Champions League for us.
@@nunodasilva5449 All respect to Brugge, but Benfica needs to beat them, just like Casa Pia deserves our respect but it was mandatory that we had to beat them today.
As a Chelsea fan who was too young to experience the mad dashes of 2003 and 2004, this feels pretty good. Mudryk looks top quality, Badiashile has slotted in seamlessly, and Enzo looks like the diamond in the middle. Add to that Nkunku and Gusto coming in the summer, Colwill coming in and competing, James, Chilwell, and Kante back from injury, and Mount having a summer off to recuperate and get some form back... We might have the best team in the world.
When you have so much money up your arse and zero club business ethiquette, it's not that hard and impossible to have a super team :), enjoy your players.
@@davmartcv with that mentality every big club in the world would have a super team, it definitely helps but look as PSG money doesn’t always win trophies
@@davmartcv Thanks David. You're damn right I'm going to enjoy getting some of the best players in the game, and pissing everyone else off in the process :)
That SIR,is an accurate statement indeed "..If it isnt Reece James or Chilwell.....then you cant look to the midfield to help with chance creation. Enzo would fix that immediately for Chelsea..."
This guy is cut from the same cloth of the likes of Xavi, has the south-american bite in him and a crazy shot. Big big potential to be the all time GOATs.
Great video as always! I am actually in Portugal right now doing a little away days futbol tour and had the chance to see Boavista and then Vitoria ( even got cool with the head of their Ultras). Im seeing Sporting tonight and then your team Benfica on Saturday.
Alguns jogadores, não muitos, honram tanto a camisola do Benfica como ela os honra a eles. Outros, ainda mais raros, dão ao Benfica mais do que o Benfica lhes dá. A esses, o clube ergue um estátua à porta do estádio. É por isso que só está lá uma."
Great video on a quick turnout as well Adrian. As a Benfiquista, I'll be butthurt about this transfer for quite a while. Chelsea supporters' sense of entitlement and Enzo's behaviour have really grinded my gears, so to speak. Today I saw a Chelsea fan on Sky Sports saying that buying Benfica would've been easier. It might be a joke, but it still shows how these rich capitalist clubs see our club as a catalogue for a shiny new toy and nothing else. As for Enzo, I have no doubts he will suceed, but I also have no doubts he will throw another fit when Real Madrid or Barcelona come calling. Until then, I guess he and Chelsea are a good fit
Man City was offered Fernandez for £15M when they swooped to sign Alverez but Pep refused to sign both players choosing Alverez as the better prospect back in august 2021 and instead they went back to Argentina this transfer window to sign the next Fernandez in Maximo Perrone for £8.2M and I do believe this was the player that Benfica had already lined up to replace Fernandez when this transfer went through yesterday.!!!
i always tought to myself why didn't City sign both Alvarez and Enzo at the same time, i'm guessing Pep regrets not taking them both for so little money, but definetely made up for it going for Perrone who looks like a real baller too, there's so many great players in the Argentine league, and for some reason they are extremely cheap too
@@amorphous7474 i had that idea too, but Enzo's personality is not bad, he has a De Paul type personality but more serious and focused, also Pep nowdays has Grealish and Haaland who are not shy players at all
I dont understand the idea that he was over-priced. Sure there was a world cup tax, but that happens with all players who shine at the world cup. His price is indicative of not just his current ability but also his youth and potential. Young super stars always carry a premium.
There were very few clubs that, even if they could afford it, would pay that much. COVID has hit the market, and based on that he would have been one to go for around 85-100 mil. He hasn’t quite proven enough the same way Haaland, Mbappe, Bellingham, Pedri, Gavi etc. are. And even then, Pedri and Gavi still go for around the 85-100 range as well imo. TLDR: Chelsea was the only club that would pay that much
@@El_Chucho_Bravo he had a contract until 2027. Benfica were under no pressure to sell. Whoever bought him was always gonna have to pay over 100 for that reason.
@@DrBased123 No. If Chelsea and Boehly didn't exist, there's no way that pricepoint exists for a player who hasn't done it consistently in a top 5 league or the CL. Yes, Benfica were in a strong negotiating position, but they would always have to take what the top rate in the market was because you can't keep a player against his wishes *or* risk Benfica's reputation as a destination before the final move. That top rate just wouldn't be north of, at most, 80-85mil.
I do not think WC make that huge role, Chelsea tracking him before Benfica as well, he is just insane, but that price was because contract length and he is 22 (fresh) so the potenciall is huge
The thing is, Chelsea did beat the clause. Benfica got 75/80M (something like that) from the transfer in the immediate and Chelsea will pay the factoring in 6 installments. Enzo did Benfica dirty sadly, so although it's bad for Benfica (short in midfielders), it's not THAT bad. Ofc we could reach UCL Semis, but after this I think we can only reach Quarters, and Semis will be very hard. Still believe in the staff and in our coach Roger Schmidt. We need to at least win the League, Taça de Portugal and maybe (who knows) reach Semis and I'd say it was a pretty good season. Then in the summer we can rebuild and renew players with the profit (I hope!).
He's a great great midfielder, very influential, it will change your team like he did in Benfica and Argentina. I'm mad we had to sell him at half of the season, that crap must end.
The player wanted to leave and Chelsea waved with 121M, most of it upfront. What could Rui Costa do? Considering Chelsea initially offered 85M plus players, this fee is great!
Agree, but for those questioning the price, its a price that makes sence for a player that would improve all or almost all starting 11s in the world at 21 years old, and that Real, Man City, Liverpool, Man U, Chelsea, and probably PSG where going to be chasing in the summer. Chelsea got the player for the same price he would've had in the summer, and didn't have other clubs competing and elevating his salary demands. I think overpaying is what they did with Mudryk, who is pure potential and not much proven yet.
@@akachiedoggy5711 no, chelsea hired a factoring agency. chelsea pays 40 million upfront while the agency pays the rest upfront as well. chelsea then pays the remaining 80 to the agency separately + an extra sum for the agency’s services
@@liamwilkinson9902 fabrizio just said "payment terms, installments and £40M now" in a tweet about chelsea. the payment by chelsea will be in installments; benfica will receive it all pronto (chelsea -> 40 millions to benfica; chelsea -> 80 millions instalments to a factoring agency -> 80 millions pronto to benfica)
From a Chelsea point of view, I can understand it sucks for Benfica fans to lose an influential player in the middle of the season. So I was hoping Chelsea pay £80/£85m and signed him on a pre-contract or loan him back to Benfica for the next 4 months. But Benfica absolutely rinsed us. £120m is guaranteed, but Enzo dominating for Chelsea is not so much. Great deal for Benfica, as for Chelsea however, only time will tell.
I think Rui Costa really felt we could convince him to stay. So yes I agree it sucks not having to buy a replacement but little else we could do Enzo was forcing the move too. Hopefully Aursnes stays fit that will be key now
@@Encarnado94 ya i don't think getting a replacement was going to be that easy anyway for us not a good one anyway, Aursunes is clearly the guy for the job and was a bit overshadowed by Enzo but he is an increidble player as well so i'm not worryed about Benfica here plus we got Guedes now to help in the attack and we got those 2 new players who are looking very promising as well. Overall it sucks to lose such a key guy in January but benfica is still insanely strong with the squad they have and I still see us making a deep run in the CL.
@@ChrisCoelho I agree that's my whole thing keep Aursnes fit! And yes Guedes is great to have and when Rafa is back even better. We need to stay consistent. Somehow Schmidt has Chiquinho looking like a good player so let's keep faith!
@@hugoumero9723 foda-se mas agora precisamos do enzo para ganhar ao brugge? uma coisa é ter respeito por eles (como devemos ter por toda a gente), outra é criar dramas onde eles não existem. não há enzo? aursnes é mais que sufiiente para sermos melhores que o brugge (até com o chiquinho seremos favoritos)
Honestly i've always liked Enzo more than any other young midfielder, and yes, even more than Bellingham, don't get me wrong, Bellingham is GREAT, but if you give me 200 million to buy either of them, i would pick Enzo, because he has a really rare personality, that type of player that will perform no matter where he is, what is he playing, against who is he playing, he just doesn't care and only wants to play football, he really doesn't have that ''shame'' that some players have when they first walk into a team, he has a pretty bold personality and can walk into any locker room, even into a locker room with Messi, Di Maria, Dybala in it and treat them like his life long best buddies, and i'm not the one saying it, Messi himself has said it. I trust Enzo, he seems like a real baller, and has this special thing in him that you can't describe, overall one of the wonderkids that football has to offer.
As a United fan I hate this transfer so much :))) I think it was a mistake from Enzo to sign the 9 years contract because I always felt he was destined to be the next midfielder superstar at Real Madrid
don't be too upset, it is a good deal for Benfica (as usual). It is the right think to capitalize on a good sale, you never know when the asset will depreciate
Yes but this is Benfica's best season in Europe in ...decades. Enzo was key in that as well. Reaching something like a semi-final would be HUGE for Benfica. Now it's that slight bit more difficult.
What you need to know is that Enzo will turn your back without blinking if something better arises. Be carefull with Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG or Man City. Also when the players leave early Benfica things don't work to well because lack of adaptation to Europe, Renato Sanchez and Markovic were like that but that's Chelsea's problem not Benfica's.
@Tuff Mbassador Chelsea are 10th with many injured players, and they are out of every big english tournament and put all of that stress on a 22 year old who has only scored 12 club goals is just not gonna go well.
Would you say Enzo is the new tactical unicorn? I suppose any coach would love a player like Enzo. I feel bad for Benfica especially since they're the Dortmund of European football, with talented players coming from there. What do they do with the money though? Like Nunez's fee or Enzo's fee? Anyways, great video as usual, Adrian! Love to see it coming on my notif. :)
We used to sell to pay off our debt because it was huge back in the day improve scouting and academy facilities and to help the managing the running costs and hire new talents found in South America. And lets be honest money doesn't mean shit, we are Benfica no super big player would normally come to us given our recent European history and our league is not really something incredible. It hurts Its just profit, the money will help financially sure that's good really, but it ends about there we wont really get far in the champions league which is what we really want aside from national silverware.
@@zrfanboy9897 So the debts have been cleared already? I have to say, Benfica's business model is something special. Just a shame because as a supporter you can't celebrate financial results. Profits are not goals.
@@lamp6121 yeah that's the bright side another promising talent will come seeing youngsters shine always puts a smile on hour faces it gives us pride. However, they will probably be sold in a season or 2 making it really hard to have a consistent team. Losing the most important players every season will prevent you from forming a long term project. Its like the backbone of the team is always gone come July. Therefore it's nice to see young talents fly we still love to see our boys especially academy ones tear Europe apart but we as supporters begin to see our club as a supermarket or a farm for European Sharks.
Well he forced to leave and the clause was indeed payed, the 121 million euros fee is above the 120 million clause, and the 1 million above the clause is a compensation for it being payed in installments
This is how Enzo is going to be remembered by Benfica fans. Otamendi, saviola, Pablo aimar and di Maria will always be loved by Benfica fans, Enzo is going to be remembered as an ingrateful brat. Chelsea's strategy is a make or break one it can be great but it can be terrible, he is a good world class player no doubt and yes they got really good players this window. But can you guarantee the chemistry will be there, can you guarantee egos are not going to get in the way can you guarantee play time and remember is not short contracts is like 8 years contract most of this players have, that's insane! Again is make it or break and we will only truly see the result next season. For the future of football I hope this strategy fails if it doesn't the super league will happen. Just my opinion
@@716_ハディくん what you mean? The superleague is not real yet, at least the one I'm talking about.Why do you think would be better because all the rich clubs would be in it?
We really have to step to the next level. What's the point of being a Benfica supporter nowadays?! What's the money from all the huge transfers good for if we can't keep the best players for more than half a season? Was having high hopes to reach the UCL semis this year, not anymore. I perfectly understand the player wanted to move to his new club right away, it wouldn't make any sense to stay until the end of the season if he was already sold, of course he wants to adapt asap.
So much upcoming talent enzo. Pedri. Bellingham. Gavi. Mudryk. Balde. Donnaruma. Saka. Vinicious. Haaland. Mbappe.. Tchoumeni. Konate. Trent. Rashford. Fati. Odegaard. . Just to mention a few. Love the sport
yeah sadly our fans are used do it by now, we can't do anything about it. I really hope your or my club Benfica could still one day win the Champions League in this day in age, because you and I know that our clubs have the real fans behind them!! ( and man even if I'm not a Dortmund fan, I felt your sadness on 2012 when you were in the Final like it was my club, but at the same time it give me hope to dream)
I am a Chelsea supporter myself, and I hope Enzo fits in well because he’s coming into a league which is a lot more physical, much more competitive, the fans are aggressive and very tribal and also there are quite a few egos not just at Chelsea but throughout the Premier League. Regardless, i’m super excited! Welcome Enzo! 💙
i'm a Boca fan (River's enemies) still i love him for the type of player he is, he really deserves the best, and we will always root for him where he goes, which i know it is glory cause he deserves it
In Benfica, in my time, I saw only 2 players coming from South America that I said to myself after the first three touches ... A PRODIGY!!!! Enzo Fernandez and before him Gamarra. Also the same situation. Both played half the season... Gamarra played that half season and as a Central Defender he made something like 4 fouls and 0 yellow cards ... playing all games since arriving to leaving ...
I feel like you forgot a weakness of Enzo. Great player but he’s very right footed and it affects his tactical approach to the game. he’s great receiving the ball left to right but no where near as good receiving right to left. This is due to his left foot weakness cutting the left side of the pitch. He also doesn’t have a standout quality. He’s very good at everything which isn’t a concern but he needs to hang his hat on something. Quality player tho
Rui Costa will get stick for holding out until the summer. Rui Costa will get stick for selling Enzo. Hands are tied either way. The amount of money earned - considering the majority is coming up front is mighty tough to turn down.
It's too much money to resist. The player could've gotten seriously injured till the summer, the loophole that allows transfer fees to be amortized over more than 5 years will have been closed by then, and so on - every chance holding out could've lost Benfica 30-40 mil if not more and the player wanted to lock in his life-changing mega deal so no guarantees on how he'd play if forced to stay. It's sad, but it was the financially and strategically prudent decision.
As a Barca fan I'm jealous. I think he would've been perfect next to Frenkie and Pedri. But the money Wasn't there a Barca don't seem to want Busi to leave yet. So Chelsea is a great move for Enzo.
I am really sad about losing Enzo, but I feel this transfer window was good apart from not getting someone to replace Enzo with. Hopefully in the summer we go for Varela or Kokçu (Highly doubt this one as I feel a lot of clubs will be going for him). Aursness is a monster and right now with the Enzo money I hope we offer Otamendi and Grimaldo new contracts and up Aursness release clause. Another thing I heard is that Benfica will be receiving the 120 million up front, and Chelsea will be using a factoring system to pay him but it´s nothing certain.
Gonçalo Silva Enzo transfer actual hurt Benfica more. Cause now more premier league teams going to be scouting more in South America. Off course the premier league teams have more money so they can always outbid Benfica or teams for other leagues. The premier league is about to ruin football. Wealth disparity is too high.
@@walterdavies2984 It's not this move that's going to do it, English clubs have always wanted to sign from South America but couldn't because of work permit rules that required non-EU players to be regulars for highly ranked national teams. The rules have now changed post-Brexit with a new point-based system that will allow signing players from teams that, for example, enter Libertadores. This is going to massively widen the pool that English clubs can sign from without needing the players to go through Spain/Portugal/Italy (based on descent nationality) or Belgium (short citizenship terms) first.
Benfica only accepted to sell at the last minute because Chelsea offered to loan him to Benfica to the end of the season !!!!!! Problem was , Enzo refused to stay !!!!! Benfica did everything for Enzo to stay , Enzo did everything to leave !!!!!!!!!
Good thing for Chelsea that Benfica is a club that honors their agreements (verbal or written), otherwise we could end up making mistakes with paperwork 3 times in a row...
If all these new signings work Chelsea will be seriously catching up with Man City and Arsenal. I'd say they have a very good chance of making top 4 next season- and maybe even the Europa league this season
Not with Potter. Limited manager who is largely marketing hype. De Zerbi seriously showing him up at Brighton right now - playing better football, getting better results, all *after* losing several players from first 11.
His first game at Chelsea they played him as a number 5, where he played for Argentina, but it´s not his natural or best position....think they really just watched him play the WC. Hope they play him better next time
he has the ability to gel with any team in no time, geled with the argentina team in no time, gelled withthe benfica team in no time and he walked straight into the river team
As a Benfica fan what kills me is that year after year we keep losing great assets. I hear stories of how great we were in the 60s but that’s all in the memory lane. It is as though we have accepted our role to be the (expensive) “satellite” club for those clubs in more appealing leagues. From a financial point of view it is yet another slam dunk, from a sporting point of view it’s again the acceptance of mediocrity in Europe
The wage imbalance makes it the only obvious strategy. Even if a player loves Benfica, the league and Portugal as a place to live, the wages on offer in the EPL (and La Liga to a lesser extent) are just too much to resist. Portugal is a small market and there's a limit to how much the clubs, even if run really well (which, let's be honest, has not always been the case), can pay. That's not even getting into things like image rights, marketability for sponsorships and so on. It's very sad - as a Liverpool supporter I've always enjoyed our ties with Benfica in Europe, fantastic fan culture home and away. I'd dearly love to go back to the days when the likes of Ajax, Benfica or Crvena Zvezda - historic clubs from smaller markets - could keep their players and credibly compete. CL is just not the same as the old European Cup without that patchwork of great clubs from all over the continent.
@@paulie-g you are 100% right and that’s the reality of modern football. The problem is that I still have this rather unrealistic dream that my team could fair better. I would like an experience as you mentioned of teams like Ajax 2018/2019 season. So what I was alluding to was more to have a clear project and once achieved to start letting go off some assets. Unrealistic I know, wonky maybe… but this is just a humble wish from a Benfica fan!
@@nunosantos3621 It's possible, but a lot of things would have to go right - solid & settled base squad that's good enough, several gems signed at the same time, good manager, and luck to be able to do something within a limited window. The club would also have to spend some of the profits from transfers on raising wages to keep the squad together and extend this window, which is risky as it's hard to then dial the wages down back to sustainable levels.
You shopuld have seen Rui Costa's interview before you made this vieo. I fully support how he handled Enzo. He did everything, the player wanted to leave, Chelsea paid the clause. there's nothing more to be done. I don't know how you can guard grudge against Rui Costa. We have to have pride and the players need to enjoiy to play in Benfica and respect the jersey.
As a Benfica fan I think Chelsea was distespectful. If Chelsea really wanted him they should've sealed the deal before the last day of the market. Now benfica loses a key piece of the starting 11 which was the 9th best team in the world before he left
Subbed Chelsea fan. Every club he's gone to hes won cups. It could be our year again for champion league if Enzo gets us the champion league will be shocked! Enzo is born winner with hidden talent. The signings Chelsea owners have done we can go again!
No way you're winning the CL this year while gelling all these new signings together/somehow figuring a way out to keep everyone happy with minutes. This isn't FIFA mate. Should probably focus on making sure you get back in the top 4 so this doesn't all implode on you as soon as this summer.
As much as I would like to say that Enzo will flop at Chelsea, I know that he won’t. In fact I can nearly guarantee that he’s going to be one of the main reasons why they turn their season around and push for the top four. He is a big loss for Benifca and as I have posted on other TH-cam channels, Reddit and other benfica podcast’s, the most annoying part is not finding an adequate replacement in time since we sold him so late. We just hope that Aursnes, Florentino and Chiquinho stay healthy and are able to rotate in the midfield. Especially Aursnes since I believe he will take over the #8 role
There's no other club than Chelsea that would pay that much for a player with such little track record. That's why Benfica would accept the offer. Waiting could realistically reduce his sale fee if more of Europe get in on the bidding the following summer and the player prefers one of the lass lucrative options. Also the stats don't support the notion Enzo was the best player at River or Argentina. The fact that Mac Allister, the better Argentina mid, is priced 25-40M is worth considering. The open market rate would have been much lower if he didn't come in through the Portuguese pipeline like all the Liverpool strikers.
From my understanding it did turn out to be release clause. Maybe someone knows better but my understanding is that Chelsea paid over the odds to pay a 3rd party to front the money but will be paying off the interest on that hence it appears to be paid in installments. Chelsea is paying off the transfer in installments but benfica receives a lump sum. This is speculation but I saw some other benfica fans saying this and I'm curious if it's just fake news being spread to placate the fanbase.
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Please watch Rui Costa's most recent Interview, Enzo wanted to leave, Benfica did everything to keep him, but ultimately you cant keep a player that doesnt love the club, they even tried a Deal where Chelsea pays way less for Enzo and we can keep him more 6months, Enzo wanted to go now, we did everything and he took a piss on benfica, so go away Enzo, he's not welcome
Adrian Sousa will be the next star signing for Benfica
Enzo is one of the best midfielders in the world, he walks in that Chelsea team, and i´m a Porto fan.
Not that tough tbf, Jorginho has been shit
Considering Kante injured and Jorginho fell off a cliff and its out the team, Enzo should walk into the mid
No he is not
Appreciate that bro
@@isaiahGeremans a hater 😂
As a Benfica fan, I am gutted about how this panned out. At the end of the day, no player is bigger than the club. So I'm not too mad about Enzo's departure. At the end of the day, we are getting 82m out of the 120m transfer fee (RP has 25% future fees & 6.5% agent fees), which is not bad at all. Even though Enzo in my opinion, was probably our best player, that's not what I'm frustrated about. Im frustrated with the fact that we put ourselves in a position to not be able to get a replacement for him. In hindsight, the deal didn't change much in the last few days. Chelsea was offering 120m (however not activating the release clause) and offering to pay in 6 installments. This was never what we wanted. Our president Rui Costa was always dead set on having to activate the release clause or nothing. Chelsea ofc didn't want this, as it would force them to pay us in a large sum, not installments. However, having accepted the deal in the last hour of the window. It just really annoys me because that was the worst-case scenario for all Benfica fans. We lost our best player, and we put ourselves in a position where we couldn't get a replacement. If I knew that in the end we were gonna accept, I wish we did it sooner so we could've gotten a player like Kokcu (our main transfer target replacement for Enzo) or smth. It's just a shame that we were on record to have a record-breaking season, and it feels like it's all crumbling down. (Not the first time as a Benfica fan in the last decade). To conclude, In Rui Costa we trust. Even though I don't agree with his decision today. I love him as our President as he really represents the values of the club and I am excited about his long-term project. On the other hand, this one definitely stung a bit and I'm sure Benfica fans would agree.
Um Abraço a todos os Portugueses e Benfiquistas! ❤🦅#1904
take care of vlacodimos brother
Concordo plenamente. Todos sabiamos que ele ia sair mais cedo ou mais Tarde. Acho que uma temporada no Benfica nao lhe tinha feito mal mas o Enzo ja veio com vontade de sair. So tenho mesmo pena de nao ter mos ido ao mercado buscar alguem para o substituir. E sim parece que estava td a ir bem demais para nos, a aguia estava a voar alto demais para o gosto dos tubaroes com dinheiro. O futebol esta diferente casa vez mais focado no dinheiro e menos na competicao. A super liga ainda volta e desta vez e para ficar e depois podemos dizer adeus ao futebol como o conhecemos e passamos a ter um sistema mais americano. Estes todos que andaram a comprar clubes nao o andaram a fazer para nao estarem no topo e os clubes que sao suportados pelos fans vao Indo abaixo 1 por 1 vao desaparecendo aos poucos perdendo relevancia e a importancia da sua historia pelo caminho
Here as a Chelsea fan. Right from the beginning, I have been against us paying this amount on Enzo. Its way too much.
Record breaking season? Are you having a laugh? You lost 3-0 to Braga and couldn't even beat an out of form Sporting CP, relax mate! Just you wait and we'll beat you in your home
I believe that, indiretly, we got a replacement. Schjelderup and Guedes. Having 2 more players for attacking midfield, Aursnes can drop back and pair with Florentino. We have Rafa, Neres, Draxler, João Mário, Guedes and Schjelderup to play behind Ramos.
I had no idea you were a Benfica supporter I find that so cool. I’m a Benfica fan and grew up in Portugal but live in Canada now but I still support Benfica and watch every game. It’s nice to see someone that isn’t Portuguese be a Benfiquista.
another Portuguese Canadian, well I was born in Canada parents born in the Azores and it seems Adrian is the same Canadian born with Portuguese parents!
Benfica is indeed massive. Good to see a couple Benfiquistas abroad
The thing that surprises me the most, other than his obvious talent, is his bold personality, he walks into any team and feels no pressure what so ever, walked into Argentina's starting 11 and it felt like he was always there, you can even feel how his teammates felt like they knew him for years, and he played less than 5 games with the national team, he did the exact same thing with Benfica, River Plate and Defensa y Justicia.
Huge respect for Rui Costa after hearing his interview. Lost a lot for Enzo, being offered the chance to sign for Chelsea but stay with us on loan til the summer to continue to help the team but he just wasn't interested. Find his behaviour to be really selfish. But like Costa said, it's time to look forward not backwards.
BS, if he was sold of course it wouldn't make any sense to stay in a club that his no longer his employer. Of course he wants to adapt to his new club and the PL asap. If I was a player I would do the same, Rui Costa knows no player would accept that and Chelsea needed the player now if they want to fight for a CL position, just pathetic excuses to fool dumb sócios.
@@JoelSantos-lk9tu I disagree but each to their own..
@@JoelSantos-lk9tu shush
Selfish? The pov of a lot of footballing supporters always leaves me with more questions than answers. A footballing career is very short and him going should not be a surprise. Teams will treat a player like property because they kind of are so him choosing himself in this rare instance is normal.
Whatever anyone may say from the day when I 1st saw Enzo Fernandez i could never justify to myself that he was just 21 years old.
We might have hit the jackpot with Enzo.
One of those players who pass the eye test with ease and their stats blow you away even more.
His scouting report is UNREAL.
And when I say no one, I mean no one comes close to Enzo's profile.
We're actually so lucky to pull this off in a January transfer window, because there's no way we'd get a free run at him in the summer.
Chelsea is going to be a force if Potter gets it right. I love the players and the mentality but I have been questioning Potter's decision-making myself. Lately the games look dull and disorganized until the second half when changes have been made and they start actually getting the ball at other peoples feet other than Thiago Silva.
Sorry but Potter is not good enough for Chelsea ambitions.
No sign of improvement, still insist on the same tactics, keep trying with a player who don't know how to score more than 15 goals in one season as a striker and leaving the only striker that has on the bench.
Aubameyang is not at his best but he knows how to score goals.
@Davis Cook Were you worried about Potter when he did the double over Milan? Potter got shafted by injuries, and that's not an excuse. We lost our best players in positions that are near irreplaceable. This squad at its best, AT ITS BEST, finished 19pts off the top. -19pts! We are 21pts off Arsenal with ±10 players out injured, or returning. Knee cap that many of the first team at any club in top division and there form will dip. Potter will come good. He took a squad that looked lost under Tuchel for months, bar a few games here & there, and gave them new life prior to injury crisis. I swear Chelsea fans have less faith than atheist.
@@reduneyconceicao3420 Funny, how you would have managed with the list of injuries he's had, a Liverpool with less is struggling as bad. He's got the talents now, so let's see what he can do..Less you forget the initial run of games before the injury struck.
@@cg3518 How many players do Chelsea need to buy and ruin to stop the fans from whining about how little personele you have every time you lose? Pathetic😂
@@illuminatie2526 just admit you cant stop crying your owners aren't ambitious as ours
You had me at the Lampard thing . I’m satisfied . 120 is a steal if we’re going to replace Lamps .
Imagine a prime Lampard in modern football 🤯
Benfica fan here. He is not a Lampard type at all. Adrian was ilustrating the late runs into the box like Lampard used to do so well, and Enzo can do too. However, he doesn't have as many goals in him as Lampard did. He does have many other things like great vision and technique. He'll be the guy that plays the pass before the assist. Much more of a Paul Scholes type, IMO
@@Jose_C695 Does he have the passing range of Scholes?
@@burntchickennugget3519 long, short, smart passes trough defenders i wouldnt say the same as scholes thi
@@burntchickennugget3519 His long range passing is absolutely fantastic. Don't see anyone in football right now that can definitely say that they're much better at it than Enzo right now. There are some crazy stories about Paul Scholes' passing range tho, so I don't want to say that they're equally as good at it. He'll give Chelsea a ton of chance creation from deep. He made one hell of a partnership with Florentino in midfield for Benfica, so I'm interested to see what he does with Kanté next to him. Both guys are tackle and interception monsters and that will free up Enzo to do what he does best. Don't know how he'll do next to Kovacic as he isn't the most defensive of midfielders, but Enzo did great next to De Paul at the WC
What hurts the MOST they have Felix+Enzo now...
Two mercenaries
And they're still gonna mess it up
Aursnes is here to take his place as the brain in the middle. I was hopeful we'd advance into semi-finals of Champions with him. Now is just more difficult
What the hell man, our opponent is Club Brugge. They reached this stage with merit, they are there to compete and they deserve our respect. In our club there is room for that type of arrogance and disrespectful mentality. It's ok to be optimistic but it doesn't matter if we have a better team or that we are in a better form, our focus is only the last 16 and Club Brugge.
@@nunodasilva5449 he said semi-finals tbf
@@feetusgaming779 I know, but we are in the last 16 now. Talking about the semi finals is looking past Club Brugge and it's completely disrespectful for them. Like I said, they reached this stage just like us, with merit and they are not there just to fulfill their calendar.
They are our opponent, our focus and no other team exists in the Champions League for us.
@@nunodasilva5449 absolutely though. All respect to Brugge as they also finished pretty high off a dangerous group.
@@nunodasilva5449 All respect to Brugge, but Benfica needs to beat them, just like Casa Pia deserves our respect but it was mandatory that we had to beat them today.
As a Chelsea fan who was too young to experience the mad dashes of 2003 and 2004, this feels pretty good. Mudryk looks top quality, Badiashile has slotted in seamlessly, and Enzo looks like the diamond in the middle. Add to that Nkunku and Gusto coming in the summer, Colwill coming in and competing, James, Chilwell, and Kante back from injury, and Mount having a summer off to recuperate and get some form back... We might have the best team in the world.
When you have so much money up your arse and zero club business ethiquette, it's not that hard and impossible to have a super team :), enjoy your players.
@@davmartcv with that mentality every big club in the world would have a super team, it definitely helps but look as PSG money doesn’t always win trophies
@@davmartcv you sound hurt
@@davmartcv Thanks David. You're damn right I'm going to enjoy getting some of the best players in the game, and pissing everyone else off in the process :)
you are forgetting your absolute ace which is Joao Felix, Chelsea have a stacked squad now for sure
I am a Chelsea fan and You are a very positive thinking person. 👍
The hell with him. Benfica 4 ever!!!
That SIR,is an accurate statement indeed "..If it isnt Reece James or Chilwell.....then you cant look to the midfield to help with chance creation. Enzo would fix that immediately for Chelsea..."
as a Chelsea and RobonaTV fan, I have been waiting for this video XD
This guy is cut from the same cloth of the likes of Xavi, has the south-american bite in him and a crazy shot. Big big potential to be the all time GOATs.
Great video as always! I am actually in Portugal right now doing a little away days futbol tour and had the chance to see Boavista and then Vitoria ( even got cool with the head of their Ultras). Im seeing Sporting tonight and then your team Benfica on Saturday.
Alguns jogadores, não muitos, honram tanto a camisola do Benfica como ela os honra a eles. Outros, ainda mais raros, dão ao Benfica mais do que o Benfica lhes dá. A esses, o clube ergue um estátua à porta do estádio. É por isso que só está lá uma."
Great video on a quick turnout as well Adrian. As a Benfiquista, I'll be butthurt about this transfer for quite a while. Chelsea supporters' sense of entitlement and Enzo's behaviour have really grinded my gears, so to speak. Today I saw a Chelsea fan on Sky Sports saying that buying Benfica would've been easier. It might be a joke, but it still shows how these rich capitalist clubs see our club as a catalogue for a shiny new toy and nothing else. As for Enzo, I have no doubts he will suceed, but I also have no doubts he will throw another fit when Real Madrid or Barcelona come calling. Until then, I guess he and Chelsea are a good fit
i hope he get to play with real/barca one day
I don't know about enzo, but there's history when a player went from their old club in bad term, they'd regret it. Hope he's not one of them
Man City was offered Fernandez for £15M when they swooped to sign Alverez but Pep refused to sign both players choosing Alverez as the better prospect back in august 2021 and instead they went back to Argentina this transfer window to sign the next Fernandez in Maximo Perrone for £8.2M and I do believe this was the player that Benfica had already lined up to replace Fernandez when this transfer went through yesterday.!!!
i always tought to myself why didn't City sign both Alvarez and Enzo at the same time, i'm guessing Pep regrets not taking them both for so little money, but definetely made up for it going for Perrone who looks like a real baller too, there's so many great players in the Argentine league, and for some reason they are extremely cheap too
@@lamp6121 I think Pep doesn't like Enzo's personality.
@@amorphous7474 i had that idea too, but Enzo's personality is not bad, he has a De Paul type personality but more serious and focused, also Pep nowdays has Grealish and Haaland who are not shy players at all
@@lamp6121 He missed training, kiss a badge before leaving and forced a move to Benfica and Chelsea. He's a mercenary player.
@@amorphous7474 Wow that came out of nowhere, you can't blame a kid for wanting to evolve, you have 120 million in your bank account, stop complaining
I dont understand the idea that he was over-priced. Sure there was a world cup tax, but that happens with all players who shine at the world cup. His price is indicative of not just his current ability but also his youth and potential. Young super stars always carry a premium.
There were very few clubs that, even if they could afford it, would pay that much. COVID has hit the market, and based on that he would have been one to go for around 85-100 mil. He hasn’t quite proven enough the same way Haaland, Mbappe, Bellingham, Pedri, Gavi etc. are. And even then, Pedri and Gavi still go for around the 85-100 range as well imo. TLDR: Chelsea was the only club that would pay that much
@@El_Chucho_Bravo he had a contract until 2027. Benfica were under no pressure to sell. Whoever bought him was always gonna have to pay over 100 for that reason.
@@DrBased123 No. If Chelsea and Boehly didn't exist, there's no way that pricepoint exists for a player who hasn't done it consistently in a top 5 league or the CL. Yes, Benfica were in a strong negotiating position, but they would always have to take what the top rate in the market was because you can't keep a player against his wishes *or* risk Benfica's reputation as a destination before the final move. That top rate just wouldn't be north of, at most, 80-85mil.
I do not think WC make that huge role, Chelsea tracking him before Benfica as well, he is just insane, but that price was because contract length and he is 22 (fresh) so the potenciall is huge
@@Ciprful think what you want WC drives up values. Especially when we are talking young player of the tournament.
I think everyone profited from this particularly happy for River Plate.
I wish every player and clubs the best esp Chelsea and Enzo!!! 👍👏
The thing is, Chelsea did beat the clause. Benfica got 75/80M (something like that) from the transfer in the immediate and Chelsea will pay the factoring in 6 installments. Enzo did Benfica dirty sadly, so although it's bad for Benfica (short in midfielders), it's not THAT bad. Ofc we could reach UCL Semis, but after this I think we can only reach Quarters, and Semis will be very hard. Still believe in the staff and in our coach Roger Schmidt. We need to at least win the League, Taça de Portugal and maybe (who knows) reach Semis and I'd say it was a pretty good season. Then in the summer we can rebuild and renew players with the profit (I hope!).
i still say that Roger Schimdt was our best signing...
Pedro Miguel
Porto going to win the league now. Thank you Enzo for being a sell out.
@@walterdavies2984 Enzo still gets a medal if you win the league
Came here as a Chelsea supporter to hear a Benfica fans thoughts on Enzo. Leaving now as a Raybona TV fan and subscriber. Great video/s keep it up!
Welcome aboard pal.
@@RabonaTV the nations league has yet another format change
He's a great great midfielder, very influential, it will change your team like he did in Benfica and Argentina. I'm mad we had to sell him at half of the season, that crap must end.
The player wanted to leave and Chelsea waved with 121M, most of it upfront. What could Rui Costa do? Considering Chelsea initially offered 85M plus players, this fee is great!
Agree, but for those questioning the price, its a price that makes sence for a player that would improve all or almost all starting 11s in the world at 21 years old, and that Real, Man City, Liverpool, Man U, Chelsea, and probably PSG where going to be chasing in the summer. Chelsea got the player for the same price he would've had in the summer, and didn't have other clubs competing and elevating his salary demands. I think overpaying is what they did with Mudryk, who is pure potential and not much proven yet.
na it's just 40m upfront
@@akachiedoggy5711 no, chelsea hired a factoring agency. chelsea pays 40 million upfront while the agency pays the rest upfront as well. chelsea then pays the remaining 80 to the agency separately + an extra sum for the agency’s services
@@David-qq9bk incorrect, there are installments to benfica as per fabrizio romano and david ornstein
@@liamwilkinson9902 fabrizio just said "payment terms, installments and £40M now" in a tweet about chelsea. the payment by chelsea will be in installments; benfica will receive it all pronto (chelsea -> 40 millions to benfica; chelsea -> 80 millions instalments to a factoring agency -> 80 millions pronto to benfica)
From a Chelsea point of view, I can understand it sucks for Benfica fans to lose an influential player in the middle of the season.
So I was hoping Chelsea pay £80/£85m and signed him on a pre-contract or loan him back to Benfica for the next 4 months.
But Benfica absolutely rinsed us.
£120m is guaranteed, but Enzo dominating for Chelsea is not so much.
Great deal for Benfica, as for Chelsea however, only time will tell.
I think Rui Costa really felt we could convince him to stay. So yes I agree it sucks not having to buy a replacement but little else we could do Enzo was forcing the move too. Hopefully Aursnes stays fit that will be key now
Apparently Schmidt also wanted stability so he didn't want to panic buy not sure if that's true but take that as you will
@@Encarnado94 ya i don't think getting a replacement was going to be that easy anyway for us not a good one anyway, Aursunes is clearly the guy for the job and was a bit overshadowed by Enzo but he is an increidble player as well so i'm not worryed about Benfica here plus we got Guedes now to help in the attack and we got those 2 new players who are looking very promising as well. Overall it sucks to lose such a key guy in January but benfica is still insanely strong with the squad they have and I still see us making a deep run in the CL.
@@ChrisCoelho I agree that's my whole thing keep Aursnes fit! And yes Guedes is great to have and when Rafa is back even better. We need to stay consistent. Somehow Schmidt has Chiquinho looking like a good player so let's keep faith!
@@Encarnado94 with Enzo Gone we will ended up get beaten by Club Brugge at some point
@@hugoumero9723 foda-se mas agora precisamos do enzo para ganhar ao brugge? uma coisa é ter respeito por eles (como devemos ter por toda a gente), outra é criar dramas onde eles não existem. não há enzo? aursnes é mais que sufiiente para sermos melhores que o brugge (até com o chiquinho seremos favoritos)
Honestly i've always liked Enzo more than any other young midfielder, and yes, even more than Bellingham, don't get me wrong, Bellingham is GREAT, but if you give me 200 million to buy either of them, i would pick Enzo, because he has a really rare personality, that type of player that will perform no matter where he is, what is he playing, against who is he playing, he just doesn't care and only wants to play football, he really doesn't have that ''shame'' that some players have when they first walk into a team, he has a pretty bold personality and can walk into any locker room, even into a locker room with Messi, Di Maria, Dybala in it and treat them like his life long best buddies, and i'm not the one saying it, Messi himself has said it.
I trust Enzo, he seems like a real baller, and has this special thing in him that you can't describe, overall one of the wonderkids that football has to offer.
As a United fan I hate this transfer so much :))) I think it was a mistake from Enzo to sign the 9 years contract because I always felt he was destined to be the next midfielder superstar at Real Madrid
They got Tchouameni and have other priorities. No way were they going to pay silly money for a midfielder after half a season in Portugal.
don't be too upset, it is a good deal for Benfica (as usual). It is the right think to capitalize on a good sale, you never know when the asset will depreciate
Yes but this is Benfica's best season in Europe in ...decades. Enzo was key in that as well. Reaching something like a semi-final would be HUGE for Benfica. Now it's that slight bit more difficult.
It's not always about money.
Great video man, loved it!
120million for a player that doesn't want to be there is amazing
who said he doesn't want to be here? he always wanted to join us buddy
@@fbgchichitm talking about benfica much rather sell him for 120million then keeping him upset because he didnt leave
@@fbgchichitm I think he meant doesn't want to be at Benfica bud
@@fbgchichitm fragile
@@fbgchichitm dont be naive, he wants the money, if it was Tottenham or Arsenal he wouldve done the same. Buddy.
What you need to know is that Enzo will turn your back without blinking if something better arises. Be carefull with Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG or Man City. Also when the players leave early Benfica things don't work to well because lack of adaptation to Europe, Renato Sanchez and Markovic were like that but that's Chelsea's problem not Benfica's.
Enzo has been my dream signing and I can't believe we have him in Chelsea now💙💙💙💙
I think he will flop for no reason
Enzo will be a flop...epl is not world cup tournament with messi in your team
The disrespect to Enzo and the Portuguese league is rife in the replies
@Tuff Mbassador Chelsea are 10th with many injured players, and they are out of every big english tournament and put all of that stress on a 22 year old who has only scored 12 club goals is just not gonna go well.
Enzo is a real playmaker. He gets the ball in front of his own penalty area and starts the attack there. That is a playmaker.
Subscribed. Wonderful content
As a Chelsea fan, I couldn’t be more excited to see him play. I’m sorry he didn’t stay longer at your club
Would you say Enzo is the new tactical unicorn? I suppose any coach would love a player like Enzo. I feel bad for Benfica especially since they're the Dortmund of European football, with talented players coming from there. What do they do with the money though? Like Nunez's fee or Enzo's fee? Anyways, great video as usual, Adrian! Love to see it coming on my notif. :)
We used to sell to pay off our debt because it was huge back in the day improve scouting and academy facilities and to help the managing the running costs and hire new talents found in South America. And lets be honest money doesn't mean shit, we are Benfica no super big player would normally come to us given our recent European history and our league is not really something incredible. It hurts Its just profit, the money will help financially sure that's good really, but it ends about there we wont really get far in the champions league which is what we really want aside from national silverware.
@@zrfanboy9897 eusebio will be shame
@@zrfanboy9897 So the debts have been cleared already? I have to say, Benfica's business model is something special. Just a shame because as a supporter you can't celebrate financial results. Profits are not goals.
@@zrfanboy9897 You could spend that new money on signing even more promising young players tough, there's always a bright side for everything
@@lamp6121 yeah that's the bright side another promising talent will come seeing youngsters shine always puts a smile on hour faces it gives us pride. However, they will probably be sold in a season or 2 making it really hard to have a consistent team. Losing the most important players every season will prevent you from forming a long term project. Its like the backbone of the team is always gone come July. Therefore it's nice to see young talents fly we still love to see our boys especially academy ones tear Europe apart but we as supporters begin to see our club as a supermarket or a farm for European Sharks.
Well he forced to leave and the clause was indeed payed, the 121 million euros fee is above the 120 million clause, and the 1 million above the clause is a compensation for it being payed in installments
Icl, the amount of superstars who have left Benfica must make you very sad. Especially Enzo, who was only there for only 6 MONTHS.
Best football content. Period.
This is how Enzo is going to be remembered by Benfica fans. Otamendi, saviola, Pablo aimar and di Maria will always be loved by Benfica fans, Enzo is going to be remembered as an ingrateful brat. Chelsea's strategy is a make or break one it can be great but it can be terrible, he is a good world class player no doubt and yes they got really good players this window. But can you guarantee the chemistry will be there, can you guarantee egos are not going to get in the way can you guarantee play time and remember is not short contracts is like 8 years contract most of this players have, that's insane! Again is make it or break and we will only truly see the result next season. For the future of football I hope this strategy fails if it doesn't the super league will happen. Just my opinion
super league is way better than epl
atleast other league club also benefit financially
@@716_ハディくん what you mean? The superleague is not real yet, at least the one I'm talking about.Why do you think would be better because all the rich clubs would be in it?
Sry Adrian but as a Sporting supporter I m loving this.
Man you weren't kidding, he fit so well into our midfield
We really have to step to the next level. What's the point of being a Benfica supporter nowadays?! What's the money from all the huge transfers good for if we can't keep the best players for more than half a season? Was having high hopes to reach the UCL semis this year, not anymore.
I perfectly understand the player wanted to move to his new club right away, it wouldn't make any sense to stay until the end of the season if he was already sold, of course he wants to adapt asap.
So much upcoming talent enzo. Pedri. Bellingham. Gavi. Mudryk. Balde. Donnaruma. Saka. Vinicious. Haaland. Mbappe.. Tchoumeni. Konate. Trent. Rashford. Fati. Odegaard. . Just to mention a few. Love the sport
I understand your frustration, being a BVB fan, we will surely feel just like you when Bellingham will leave in the summer, but, it is what it is
yeah sadly our fans are used do it by now, we can't do anything about it.
I really hope your or my club Benfica could still one day win the Champions League in this day in age, because you and I know that our clubs have the real fans behind them!!
( and man even if I'm not a Dortmund fan, I felt your sadness on 2012 when you were in the Final like it was my club, but at the same time it give me hope to dream)
Adrian, he wasn’t wrong. Bohley literally paid his release clause
I am a Chelsea supporter myself, and I hope Enzo fits in well because he’s coming into a league which is a lot more physical, much more competitive, the fans are aggressive and very tribal and also there are quite a few egos not just at Chelsea but throughout the Premier League. Regardless, i’m super excited! Welcome Enzo! 💙
Enzo from 1st to 10th. Best of luck to him, may Benfica win the league and UCL.
Love the content Adrian but the thumbnail on this could've been better
you just got a subscriber here bro....Am a Chelsea fan but you have been fair in your analysis . you have a top class insight for the game
Hey Adrian, Chelsea fan here, following you now on Miz' recommendation 🙂
Welcome to the channel pal!
He is a gem 6 months later
i'm a Boca fan (River's enemies) still i love him for the type of player he is, he really deserves the best, and we will always root for him where he goes, which i know it is glory cause he deserves it
In Benfica, in my time, I saw only 2 players coming from South America that I said to myself after the first three touches ... A PRODIGY!!!!
Enzo Fernandez and before him Gamarra. Also the same situation. Both played half the season...
Gamarra played that half season and as a Central Defender he made something like 4 fouls and 0 yellow cards ... playing all games since arriving to leaving ...
That Benfica shirt is beatifull
❤VAMOS LA ALBICELESTE AND OUR BOY ENZO❤❤❤
Andreas Schjelderup isn’t it?
Don’t tempt Boehly man. Seriously 😂
Hell he might even sign you 😂
Hope Benfica fans don't hate Enzo for his decision
Estou completamente grato mas muito chateado. O dinheiro fala mais alto.
From the river to the bridge, what a step up
What's funny is we were promised versatility with mount Havetz etc but they look so lost but Enzo looks legitimately versatile
You definitely the best sports youtuber presenter I've seen in a while. You presented this video so well. Good job. By the way are you an American ?
Canadian. Portuguese parents, hence the Benfica connection.
Thank you. We’ll take good care of him.
Him and Kante in the midfield 🤤
Kante will never be himself again unfortunately
@@leonthethird7494 they said that about Fernandinho
Kante is finished since summer 2021
Nice video. Chelsea supporter (sorry), but benfica are my second team.
I feel like you forgot a weakness of Enzo. Great player but he’s very right footed and it affects his tactical approach to the game. he’s great receiving the ball left to right but no where near as good receiving right to left. This is due to his left foot weakness cutting the left side of the pitch. He also doesn’t have a standout quality. He’s very good at everything which isn’t a concern but he needs to hang his hat on something. Quality player tho
Rui Costa will get stick for holding out until the summer.
Rui Costa will get stick for selling Enzo.
Hands are tied either way. The amount of money earned - considering the majority is coming up front is mighty tough to turn down.
It's too much money to resist. The player could've gotten seriously injured till the summer, the loophole that allows transfer fees to be amortized over more than 5 years will have been closed by then, and so on - every chance holding out could've lost Benfica 30-40 mil if not more and the player wanted to lock in his life-changing mega deal so no guarantees on how he'd play if forced to stay. It's sad, but it was the financially and strategically prudent decision.
As a Barca fan I'm jealous. I think he would've been perfect next to Frenkie and Pedri. But the money Wasn't there a Barca don't seem to want Busi to leave yet. So Chelsea is a great move for Enzo.
I am really sad about losing Enzo, but I feel this transfer window was good apart from not getting someone to replace Enzo with. Hopefully in the summer we go for Varela or Kokçu (Highly doubt this one as I feel a lot of clubs will be going for him). Aursness is a monster and right now with the Enzo money I hope we offer Otamendi and Grimaldo new contracts and up Aursness release clause. Another thing I heard is that Benfica will be receiving the 120 million up front, and Chelsea will be using a factoring system to pay him but it´s nothing certain.
Gonçalo Silva
Enzo transfer actual hurt Benfica more. Cause now more premier league teams going to be scouting more in South America. Off course the premier league teams have more money so they can always outbid Benfica or teams for other leagues. The premier league is about to ruin football. Wealth disparity is too high.
@@walterdavies2984 yes but the palyers can reject.
I think players think about play time too
@@walterdavies2984 It's not this move that's going to do it, English clubs have always wanted to sign from South America but couldn't because of work permit rules that required non-EU players to be regulars for highly ranked national teams. The rules have now changed post-Brexit with a new point-based system that will allow signing players from teams that, for example, enter Libertadores. This is going to massively widen the pool that English clubs can sign from without needing the players to go through Spain/Portugal/Italy (based on descent nationality) or Belgium (short citizenship terms) first.
Benfica only accepted to sell at the last minute because Chelsea offered to loan him to Benfica to the end of the season !!!!!! Problem was , Enzo refused to stay !!!!! Benfica did everything for Enzo to stay , Enzo did everything to leave !!!!!!!!!
Good thing for Chelsea that Benfica is a club that honors their agreements (verbal or written), otherwise we could end up making mistakes with paperwork 3 times in a row...
If all these new signings work Chelsea will be seriously catching up with Man City and Arsenal. I'd say they have a very good chance of making top 4 next season- and maybe even the Europa league this season
Not with Potter. Limited manager who is largely marketing hype. De Zerbi seriously showing him up at Brighton right now - playing better football, getting better results, all *after* losing several players from first 11.
His first game at Chelsea they played him as a number 5, where he played for Argentina, but it´s not his natural or best position....think they really just watched him play the WC. Hope they play him better next time
he has the ability to gel with any team in no time, geled with the argentina team in no time, gelled withthe benfica team in no time and he walked straight into the river team
Very nice your information.
As a Benfica fan what kills me is that year after year we keep losing great assets. I hear stories of how great we were in the 60s but that’s all in the memory lane. It is as though we have accepted our role to be the (expensive) “satellite” club for those clubs in more appealing leagues. From a financial point of view it is yet another slam dunk, from a sporting point of view it’s again the acceptance of mediocrity in Europe
The wage imbalance makes it the only obvious strategy. Even if a player loves Benfica, the league and Portugal as a place to live, the wages on offer in the EPL (and La Liga to a lesser extent) are just too much to resist. Portugal is a small market and there's a limit to how much the clubs, even if run really well (which, let's be honest, has not always been the case), can pay. That's not even getting into things like image rights, marketability for sponsorships and so on. It's very sad - as a Liverpool supporter I've always enjoyed our ties with Benfica in Europe, fantastic fan culture home and away. I'd dearly love to go back to the days when the likes of Ajax, Benfica or Crvena Zvezda - historic clubs from smaller markets - could keep their players and credibly compete. CL is just not the same as the old European Cup without that patchwork of great clubs from all over the continent.
@@paulie-g you are 100% right and that’s the reality of modern football. The problem is that I still have this rather unrealistic dream that my team could fair better. I would like an experience as you mentioned of teams like Ajax 2018/2019 season. So what I was alluding to was more to have a clear project and once achieved to start letting go off some assets. Unrealistic I know, wonky maybe… but this is just a humble wish from a Benfica fan!
@@nunosantos3621 It's possible, but a lot of things would have to go right - solid & settled base squad that's good enough, several gems signed at the same time, good manager, and luck to be able to do something within a limited window. The club would also have to spend some of the profits from transfers on raising wages to keep the squad together and extend this window, which is risky as it's hard to then dial the wages down back to sustainable levels.
Enzo, Pedri and Gavi would be deadly! De Jong isn't what FCB thought he'd be. Unfortunately, not gonna happen
You shopuld have seen Rui Costa's interview before you made this vieo. I fully support how he handled Enzo. He did everything, the player wanted to leave, Chelsea paid the clause. there's nothing more to be done. I don't know how you can guard grudge against Rui Costa. We have to have pride and the players need to enjoiy to play in Benfica and respect the jersey.
Great video! Thanks
Just win the title Benfica
D. J.
Title is for Porto now.
@@walterdavies2984 AHAHAHA try to pass braga in the table first
As a Benfica fan I think Chelsea was distespectful. If Chelsea really wanted him they should've sealed the deal before the last day of the market. Now benfica loses a key piece of the starting 11 which was the 9th best team in the world before he left
Too many people acting like he’s a world beater 😂😂 we got another grealish 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Subbed Chelsea fan. Every club he's gone to hes won cups. It could be our year again for champion league if Enzo gets us the champion league will be shocked! Enzo is born winner with hidden talent. The signings Chelsea owners have done we can go again!
I don't think we're playing champions league next season... Feels sad but I don't think we'll make it.. unless injuries go away
No way you're winning the CL this year while gelling all these new signings together/somehow figuring a way out to keep everyone happy with minutes. This isn't FIFA mate. Should probably focus on making sure you get back in the top 4 so this doesn't all implode on you as soon as this summer.
I’m liking this video just for the future 😂😂😂
Can you do a video on the Nicolo Zaniolo situation at Roma? I genuinely don't understand how he's on the out this bad with both the fans and the club.
3 views and 16 likes within a minute of releasing the video is epic 🔥 🔥
You gave me hope.
As much as I would like to say that Enzo will flop at Chelsea, I know that he won’t.
In fact I can nearly guarantee that he’s going to be one of the main reasons why they turn their season around and push for the top four.
He is a big loss for Benifca and as I have posted on other TH-cam channels, Reddit and other benfica podcast’s, the most annoying part is not finding an adequate replacement in time since we sold him so late.
We just hope that Aursnes, Florentino and Chiquinho stay healthy and are able to rotate in the midfield.
Especially Aursnes since I believe he will take over the #8 role
Good Luck! And maybe we meet at the semifinals of UCL 👀
There's no other club than Chelsea that would pay that much for a player with such little track record. That's why Benfica would accept the offer. Waiting could realistically reduce his sale fee if more of Europe get in on the bidding the following summer and the player prefers one of the lass lucrative options.
Also the stats don't support the notion Enzo was the best player at River or Argentina. The fact that Mac Allister, the better Argentina mid, is priced 25-40M is worth considering. The open market rate would have been much lower if he didn't come in through the Portuguese pipeline like all the Liverpool strikers.
It's a good deal for both benfica & Chelsea. nice profit for them & Chelsea have secured a top midfeilder for a decade.
From my understanding it did turn out to be release clause. Maybe someone knows better but my understanding is that Chelsea paid over the odds to pay a 3rd party to front the money but will be paying off the interest on that hence it appears to be paid in installments. Chelsea is paying off the transfer in installments but benfica receives a lump sum. This is speculation but I saw some other benfica fans saying this and I'm curious if it's just fake news being spread to placate the fanbase.
A pesetero will never be missed
That FBref stats only compares players from the non big 5 leagues for players from teams other than top 5 leagues
The way he is hyping him up is getting me excited 😂
I know it’s off topic but when will the next ROTR be out or maybe a hint of the country the teams play in.
literally got deployed in the worst of the worst of the positions inthe midfield for him, what a joy
It’s crazy that people thought Newcastle would be the one spending loads of money like FIFA Career Mode