Chelsea’s preparations for Sunday’s Carabao Cup closing with Liverpool will entail Kendry Paez, the 16-12 months-old wonderkid who has flown in from Ecuador to practice with Mauricio Pochettino’s team this week.
Club insiders have confirmed that Paez, who will signal for Chelsea in a £17.2million move once he turns 18 in Might 2025, is in London ahead of their Wembley Stadium showdown.
In Oct, he turned the youngest-ever South American to score in a World Cup qualifier – a target assisted by Moises Caicedo, who he will teach alongside this 7 days.
This go to to Cobham is a person of a series prepared by Chelsea forward of his long-lasting go in the hope of serving to him settle in.
It comes with the blessing of his present club Independiente del Valle, who are not thanks to participate in until finally March when the following Ecuadorian Serie A time will get going.
Chelsea have prepared a sequence of visits for Kendry Paez in advance of his £17m move in 2025
Teenager viewed Chelsea’s Carabao Cup quarter ultimate victory about Newcastle in December
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He is now the youngest goalscorer in that opposition immediately after netting on his debut for Independiente at the age of 15 and as a remaining-footed midfielder-winger, Paez has drawn comparisons to Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria.
Actual Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester Metropolis and quite a few other European clubs scouted him extensively just before Chelsea secured his signature, with Paez continuing to study English in advance of his arrival.
It is not regarded no matter if he will go to the Carabao Cup final at Wembley as Chelsea seem to clinch their 1st trophy under Todd Boehly or if he will need to have to return to Independiente by then.
Paez previously attended the quarter-remaining towards Newcastle at Stamford Bridge following assembly Pochettino for the initial time – nevertheless the manager’s present-day contract is because of to expire right before the teen arrives unless of course his one-calendar year extension is activated.
Pursuing their 1-1 attract at Manchester City, Chelsea’s players have now returned to Cobham to put together for the challenge of Liverpool. As properly as securing silverware, winning would promise them European football as the winners of the Carabao Cup can make a place in upcoming season’s Europa Meeting League.