Ecuador young midfielder to join Chelsea in 2025

Ecuador club Independiente del Valle in a recent statement has confirmed to reaching an agreement with Chelsea for their young midfielder Kendry Paez.

The club’s Director of the South American club, Santiago Morales Morales in a statement via El Canal del Futbol claimed they turned down offers from German club Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United to accept Chelsea’s bid for Paez’s signature.

Morales said: “Today, I can say that Kendry Páez will be a Chełsea player in 2025.

“We received bids from Man United and Borussia Dortmund, but Chełsea showed super interest.”

The delay in Paez’s move to Chelsea is owing to his age as he would turn 18 by 2025 and would old enough able to move to Stamford Bridge.

Paez could by then make it to the Blues senior squad depending on the state of the club by then.