According to Diario AS, the jewel will go to Strasbourg
Kendy Páeza promising young Ecuadorian, will not continue his career directly in the Chelsea when he joins the club in July 2025, after reaching the age of majority. Instead of staying on the team Premier Leaguehe Chelsea he decided to sell it to Strasbourg of Ligue 1 for one season, according to the Spanish media Diario AS.
This decision would have been made due to Páez’s irregular performance in Independiente del Valle, where he has been a substitute, and in the Ecuador national team, which has not met the expectations that motivated Chelsea to sign him for 22 million dollars in June 2023.
Estevão wants to play with Kendry Páez at Chelsea
The Brazilian player Stephenof the Palm treesrevealed in an interview with the Brazilian magazine Placar, that both footballers have spoken about their future adaptation in the Chelsea and the possibility of playing together in England.
“When we faced each other in the Libertadores, he was already negotiated and I was finalizing details. Now we were both there for the match between Ecuador and Brazil (September 6) and we talked a lot: about English, that the adaptation will be difficult… But we have everything to move forward,” he noted.
On the other hand, the Brazilian thinks they can play together on the field. “Today he plays more in the center and I play more on the wings, we can certainly play together. “It will be a good and healthy rivalry.”
Finally, Stephen He revealed that Páez told him that “he said he wants to go soon and have that experience in Europe,” and added that the Ecuadorian is learning English.
The two footballers will join the Chelsea in 2025, with the possibility of playing in the Club World Cup.