The Multimillion-Dollar Sum River Will Receive From Enzo Fernández’s Transfer River will benefit handsomely from the midfielder’s eye-catching move from Chelsea to Manchester City. Where does River get its money from? Among other things, from the multimillion-dollar sales of the gems developed through its youth academy and from the dividends they continue to generate during their careers in European football. It’s a formula that constantly provides the club with fresh income in foreign currency, and this Tuesday it added another example: Enzo Fernández, with his blockbuster move from Chelsea to Manchester City, will once again bring good news to River’s finances. A money-making machine. That’s what this exceptional 25-year-old midfielder is, having already won a World Cup and finished runner-up at another with the Argentina national team. And at River, where they developed him, raised him and instilled the footballing DNA he possesses, they are rubbing their hands together over his latest transfer for €146 million to Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City side, whom he previously played under at Chelsea. That’s because River is entitled to 3.37% of the transfer through the solidarity mechanism, according to the club: €4.92 million, which will be collected as the various installments of this historic transfer are paid. That amount is only slightly less than what River will have to pay as part of its obligation to purchase Lucas Beltrán following his loan (US$6.7 million for 54% of his rights). The Player Who Broke All the Records Enzo’s overall contribution to River’s finances has shattered every existing record and is truly remarkable: €57.12 million (approximately US$66.2 million) in total from his various transfers and solidarity payments. It all began in mid-2022, when Jorge Brito was both firm and shrewd in negotiations with Benfica to sell him. River accepted receiving slightly less money upfront, but the condition for letting him leave was that the club retain 25% of his rights. And that’s exactly what happened: he was sold for €18 million (€10 million fixed + €8 million in performance bonuses, which were ultimately collected). What few people expected was for that quarter of the player’s rights to increase in value so quickly. After the World Cup, Chelsea bought him for €121 million, meaning River received €30.25 million corresponding to its 25% stake, plus another €4.2 million through the solidarity mechanism. It was a decision by the club’s former president that was extremely strategic at the time, allowing River to generate revenue in a way that was virtually unprecedented in Argentine football because of the structure of the transfer.   submitted by   /u/IndividualPleasant23 [link]   [comments]