It’s impressive how Wolverhampton Wanderers’ effort to sign Enzo Fernandez from River Plate is not a secret for anyone.
By checking the Argentine and Portuguese media today, we could find several outlets, with their own sources, claiming that Wolves have sent an emissary to try to close a deal for the midfielder.
The reason why the Lisbon press has been on this story is because the Molineux side are coming strong to overcome the competition from Benfica, who are also interested in the player.
Now that Wolves’ attempt is of common knowledge, we get to see interesting claims on the possibilities of a deal actually happening.
And according to River-dedicated outlet La Pagina Millonaria, money might not be enough to take Fernandez to Europe this summer.
The website writes that the desire from the player and from the Buenos Aires club is that he stays ‘at least’ until December, so he can play the full Copa Libertadores campaign.
River Plate did something similar when selling Julian Alvarez to Manchester City, although they got to a deal in January and kept him until now.
Still, La Pagina Millonaria claims Fernandez ‘does not want to harm’ his club, as he knows it’d be hard to find a replacement at this time.
The fact is that River Plate only want to sell him for his release clause, which stands at €20m.
In case Wolves do trigger it, they can take him whenever they want, so it’s the midfielder who should take a decision on his date of departure.
