Enzo Fernández said he had always dreamed of playing for "a club as big as Manchester City" in his first interview since completing his big-money transfer from Chelsea.

Manchester City completed its $440-million midfield rebuild on Tuesday by signing Argentina international Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea in a deal worth 125 million pounds ($169 million), a fee that ties the British transfer record.

The Argentina midfielder has finally joined Manchester City from Chelsea. Did it really need to drag on so long?

A record-breaking spending spree by English soccer clubs reached its climax late Tuesday when Manchester City signed midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for 125 million pounds ($169 million), making the Argentina star one of the most expensive players in history.

Not the new Rodri and never intended to be — how £125m signing Enzo Fernandez can give Maresca's reshaped Man City midfield a crucial new dimension.

Manchester City are in talks over a blockbuster move for Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez, while Arsenal sold Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona in the final hours before the transfer window closes. Champions Arsenal allowed Brazil striker Jesus to join Barcelona in an £8.

Chelsea have already completed a busy summer of ins and outs under Xabi Alonso. Selling Enzo Fernandez without bringing someone in would leave the midfield thin.