In Saturday's Portuguese Premier League match, Binfiga lost 0-3 away to Braga, and Argentine international Ansel Fernandes, despite making his debut, has verbally committed to joining English Premier League giants Chelsea, according to Portuguese newspaper Record. Despite being rushed back into the team shortly after winning the World Cup, the appearance seemed to have an element of reluctance. Benfica manager Roger Schmidt also admitted that he is not sure if Anseldinandis will continue to play for the team.
Ansel Fernandes' popularity has soared with the aura of a World Cup winner and Chelsea have immediately initiated the acquisition process. It was revealed that the two sides have agreed on a personal contract, but still need to negotiate with Benfica. However, Ansufenandis' contract contains a 120 million euro release clause, so if Binfiga is unwilling to negotiate a transfer, Chelsea can directly pay the liquidated damages to take it away.
Portuguese newspaper Record states that Ansel Fernandes' mind is fully on Chelsea. He was forced to play in the Braga game and the team did not perform well. After the match, Roger Schmidt said: "I don't know if this is Ansel Fernandes' last game at Benfica, he has been playing well since I took over. But the world of soccer is always full of uncertainty, players have to make choices and we'll just see what happens in the coming weeks."
