Chelsea midfielder on his £106.8m British record transfer from Benfica, Lionel Messi, and winning the World Cup with Argentina

‘It’s all gone very quickly,” Enzo Fernández says as he reflects on breaking into the first team at River Plate, emerging from the shadows to become an important figure in Argentina’s World Cup triumph and “the nerves kicking in” as the minutes ticked away before he finally joined Chelsea for £106.8m on the final day of the transfer window.

“It’s really just three years, my professional career. A lot has happened in a very short time. I still feel like I’m in a period of apprenticeship – a learning period, still a learning curve.”

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