{"id":623707,"date":"2023-05-21T04:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T08:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623707"},"modified":"2023-05-21T04:38:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T08:38:07","slug":"chelsea-close-to-kendry-paez-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/21\/chelsea-close-to-kendry-paez-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Showed Super Interest\u2019: Chelsea Set to Beat Manchester United to Signing of \u2018Special\u2019 Young Sensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea have reportedly sealed the signing of Independiente del Valle youngster Kendry Paez &#8211; as\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/free-liverpool-exits-truth-about\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">per one of the club&#8217;s directors<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Blues will be able to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/19\/chelsea-set-for-kendry-paez-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">confirm the signing in 2025<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0when the Ecuadorian footballer turns 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Set to Seal Kendry Paez Signing in 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"xSlAEOz8RvNJH2CUfVzSmQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1256514612\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'xSlAEOz8RvNJH2CUfVzSmQ',sig:'F0I-owmisn7txYEqklUO1G-RUd0pTozNEuzC2rDkSPw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1256514612',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Beat Two European Heavyweights to Paez Signing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blues are prioritising\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/06\/chelsea-vision-2030-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">strengthening their future core<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and looking at signing some of the best young talents in world football to ensure that they can compete strongly at the top for many years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/17\/chelsea-victor-osimhen-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Keen on Victor Osimhen Transfer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It appears that they&#8217;ve sealed the signing of Paez and have beaten the likes of Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund in the pursuit of the Ecuadorian youngster. A director from Independiente del Valle said: &#8220;Today, I can say that Kendry P\u00e1ez will be a Chelsea player in 2025. We received bids from Man United and Borussia Dortmund, but Chelsea showed super interest.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As part of the new Premier League rules, Chelsea can only officially add Paez to their squad in 2025 &#8211; once he becomes an adult. That means the 16-year-old will need to spend the next two years at another club, seemingly at Independiente del Valle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Keep Adding Promising Young Talents to Their Squad<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea have heavily invested in signing young talents ever since the new owners took over. Last summer, they signed promising players\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/here-we-go-chelsea-cesare-casadei\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">like Cesare Casadei from Inter Milan<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0as well as\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/04\/chelsea-announce-signing-carney-chukwuemeka\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Carney Chukwuemeka from Aston Villa<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. A few months ago, they also announced the signing of Brazilian youngster Andrey Santos &#8211; before\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/03\/chelsea-andrey-santos-vasco-da-gama-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">loaning him back<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to Vasco da Gama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/12\/chelsea-could-lose-edouard-mendy\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea at Risk of Losing Edouard Mendy Amid Contract Stand-off<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After extensively scouting the Ecuadorian midfielder, they pushed to sign him. Paez, who has been described as &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=asD8fT42248&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">special<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; normally operates as a centre-midfielder or attacking midfielder &#8211; but can also play on the wings as well. He&#8217;s started for Ecuador&#8217;s U-17 team as well, scoring five goals in 13 appearances for them in competitive games. The 16-year-old will probably be focused on further developing his skills and arriving at Stamford Bridge as the entire package so that he can be a part of the first-team squad immediately after he signs in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have reportedly sealed the signing of Independiente del Valle youngster Kendry Paez &#8211; as\u00a0per one of the club&#8217;s directors. The Blues will be able to\u00a0confirm the signing in 2025\u00a0when the Ecuadorian footballer turns 18. Chelsea Set to Seal Kendry Paez Signing in 2025 Embed from Getty Images Chelsea Beat Two European Heavyweights to Paez [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":623752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,7188],"tags":[8611,9736],"class_list":["post-623707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-rumours","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-kendry-paez"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}