Manchester City have completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a joint-British transfer record £125m.

The Fernandez deal takes City’s spending to a Premier League record £458m for a single transfer window, surpassing Liverpool’s £415m from last summer.

However, City have also achieved around £300m from player sales this summer.

Fernandez joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2023 for a then-British record fee of £107m, with his latest switch matching the £125m that Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak also on transfer deadline day last summer.

The clubs negotiated over the past 24 hours and reached an agreement earlier on Tuesday.

Fernandez, who had been keen to join Real Madrid earlier this summer, was booed by Chelsea fans during their friendly against Real Sociedad and again when he came on as a substitute in their Premier League opener at Fulham.

The 25-year-old was not involved in Chelsea’s 4-3 Premier League win over Brighton on Sunday or their 2-0 Carabao Cup victory against Luton three days earlier, as reports in Argentina suggested he asked to be left out of the squad.

“I want you to know that these have not been easy days for me,” Fernandez wrote in an open letter on Instagram addressed to Chelsea.

“Writing this is not easy either. The truth is, I haven’t been in a good place.

“From the moment I arrived [at Chelsea], I became obsessed with winning and with bringing this club every trophy that its history deserves.

“We suffered, we cried, I got angry many times, but we also celebrated titles and unforgettable victories. Together, through the good times and the difficult ones.”

Fernandez added Chelsea would “always be in my heart” and while the decision to leave had been “difficult”, he would “probably be thinking the same way” as the fans if he were in their position.

Chelsea set a deadline of 17:00 BST on 14 August for clubs to make offers of £120m or more for Fernandez, in an attempt to end uncertainty before the start of the 2026-27 season.

The Argentina international worked with City manager Enzo Maresca during the Italian’s reign at Chelsea.

Maresca is keen to work with him again after losing a host of midfielders this summer.

“I could not be happier to be here, and I am ready for the challenge of helping City continue winning trophies. This is a club built for success,” Fernandez told the club’s website.

“If you look across the squad, City have quality in every area. I want to learn from my new teammates and become a better player.

“I give absolutely everything and I can promise Manchester City that will continue now I’m here.”

It is the second time in two months that City have broken their own transfer record, following the £116m arrival of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest in July.

Fernandez becomes the fourth player to move to a Premier League club for a fee of at least £100m this summer – following Morgan Rogers (£117m) to Chelsea, Bradley Barcola to Liverpool (£123m) and City’s signing of Anderson.

Gervonta Davis has fought just once since June 2024, but it seems as though the inactivity of ‘Tank’ could soon come to an end, as a timescale for his return has finally been unveiled.

Davis’ last win came against Frank Martin over 26 months ago, with the Baltimore knockout artist drawing to Lamont Roach Jr in his solitary outing since, retaining his WBA lightweight world title and undefeated record by the skin of his teeth. 

Since then, legal issues have kept Davis away from the ring and have seen him demoted from WBA lightweight world champion to champion-in-recess, with Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi now scheduled to compete for his old belt next month.

It remains to be seen whether Davis will utilise has position as champion-in-recess and return to the lightweight division against the victor of that vacant title bout in a bid to regain the 135lb throne, or if he will move up to the super-lightweight division in pursuit of a rematch with Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.

However, Davis’ coach, Kenny Ellis, told FightHype of his expectations to see Davis remain at lightweight.

“If you go back and look at the fight where Tank went up to fight [Mario] Barrios at 140lbs, in the post-fight interview Tank said, ‘I am going back down, I don’t belong in this weight class,’

“He knows he was small, not that he is scared [of super-lightweight] but he knows that he is not big enough for the weight-class.”

Ellis also believes that Davis will return to action in early 2027.

“It looks like Tank will probably be back at the beginning of the [new] year. He has got to go through some things on his side, but right after that he will be back in the gym.”

Should he remain at lightweight, a showdown against the winner of Schofield-Bahdi looks to be the most obvious route back to the top. Meanwhile, a long-awaited clash with Vasyl Lomachenko could also become a possibility.

Mudryk joined Chelsea from Shakhtar in 2023 for an initial £61m, having attracted interest from clubs across Europe including Arsenal.

After impressing in the Champions League with Shakhtar in the first half of 2022-23, Mudryk needed time to adapt to a new country and league.

He had to wait until October 2023 for his first Chelsea goal, and he ended his first full campaign at Stamford Bridge with seven goals and four assists.

By the start of 2024-25 the manager who signed Mudryk, Graham Potter, had been succeeded first by Frank Lampard, then Mauricio Pochettino, and finally Enzo Maresca.

Mudryk struggled for Premier League starts in the first months of Maresca’s tenure, but was making an impact in the Uefa Conference League when he underwent an out-of-competition test on international duty with Ukraine in October 2024.

Mudryk was provisionally suspended after returning an “adverse finding” for banned substance meldonium.

He was subsequently given the maximum four-year ban by the FA but appealed against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

However, he became free to return to competition “with immediate effect” on 31 July, 2026, after the FA said anti-doping disciplinary proceedings had been resolved and that Murdyk accepted breaking anti-doping rules, also agreeing to a suspension equal to the time already served.

Mudryk, who has always maintained he had “never knowingly or intentionally” taken a banned substance, said he was “grateful” to be able to return to playing after “the most difficult period” of his career.

He will now restart his career at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 11 miles north east of where it appeared to be falling apart.

Manchester City have agreed a £125m fee with Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez but the deal has yet to be confirmed despite the summer transfer window closing at 11pm

Manchester City could have until 1am on Wednesday morning to complete the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea, despite the transfer window shutting at 11pm. City have agreed a £125m deal with Chelsea to sign the Argentina international.

Fernandez is understood to have completed a medical and is expected to become a City player this summer. However, the summer transfer window closed at 11pm and the Blues have still not announced his arrival.

However, from 9pm this evening, City could have submitted a deal sheet to the Premier League. This document allows City an extra two hours to complete a deal beyond the 11pm deadline. Deal sheets are only accepted by the Premier League if the necessary discussions and agreements have been made prior to the window closing.

There is confidence the deal will be completed before 1am, particularly after Fernandez posted a goodbye message to Chelsea on Instagram. He wrote: “Dear Chelsea, I want you to know that these have not been easy days for me. Writing this is not easy either. The truth is, I haven’t been in a good place.

“Three years ago, Cobham and Stamford Bridge became home for me and my family. I grew attached to the people, to the shirt, and to the badge of this incredible club.

“Believe me when I say that, from the moment I arrived, I became obsessed with winning and with bringing this club every trophy that its history deserves. We suffered, we cried, I got angry many times, but we also celebrated titles and unforgettable victories. Together, through the good times and the difficult ones.

“I live football the same way I live my life: with passion and with all my heart. That is why I want you to know that I understand you. I truly understand you, from the bottom of my heart.

“But life is about making decisions, and right now I find myself having to make one of those difficult decisions. I’ve said it before, but I want to say it again: I have grown incredibly fond of this club. Chelsea will always have a place in my thoughts and, above all, in my heart.

“But I also understand how football works. I know how passionate you are, because I am the same. And if I were in your position, I would probably be thinking the same way.

“I want to thank every single one of you: the staff, the coaching team, the medical team, the physios, and everyone who works at Cobham and throughout this great institution.

“To all my teammates over these years, thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing so many moments with me. I was truly happy here, and I wish you nothing but the very best for the future. Thank you for all the love and support you have given me and my family throughout these years. I will never forget it.

“This group will give you many more reasons to be happy, and I will be happy for you too. Never doubt that. You will always be in my heart, Blues. I will always wish you, always, nothing but the very best. Always Blue. Thank you, Chelsea.”

Floyd Mayweather is regarded as the greatest fighter since the turn of the millennium by many boxing fans. However, three-time BWAA Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia believes that there is one active fighter who has had a more impressive career than ‘TBE’.

Mayweather ruled in five weight divisions and beat a host of fellow legends such as Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto, before retiring with a perfect 50-fight undefeated record.

The defensive master has, however, often been criticised for being too selective and business-minded during his career, accused of including clauses in contracts that aided his chances or picking opponents when they were vulnerable or past their best.

On the True Hustle Podcast, well-respected trainer Garcia discussed Mayweather swerving a lucrative showdown with Antonio Margarito back in 2006, as was reported by ESPN at the time. 

“Years ago, when Mayweather was in his prime and at welterweight, I never seen the contract but I was told and I know that the word is that Top Rank offered him eight-million-dollars to fight [Antonio] Margarito and he never wanted to fight Margarito, so he avoided Margarito.”

Continuing, Garcia then went on to declare that he is more impressed by Canelo Alvarez’s career than Mayweather’s, despite the fact that Mayweather defeated the Mexican superstar back in 2013.

“Canelo has that same kind of criticism where people could say that he has picked his opponents a little bit more, you could say that there is some truth there, but I think that he has taken more challenges [than Mayweather]. 

“He has moved up in weights, who the f**k goes up to light-heavyweight, you know what I mean? A 5’8” guy? He is not tall, he is 5’8” or 5’9” maybe.

“So, I would probably say that, at the end, I think that Canelo [had a more impressive career than Mayweather]. He took those chances, he didn’t have to go to light-heavyweight to fight [Dmitry] Bivol, he didn’t have to do it but he took those chances.”

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Canelo will have the chance to further improve his legacy when he attempts to regain the WBC super-middleweight world title against Christian Mbilli next month, off the back of the longest period of inactivity in his career to date.