Chelsea alarmed by unfolding situation with 17-year-old signing

Chelsea’s interest in signing young and future talents is not a new thing. Over the initial years, the English club has heavily invested in creating a future star setup keeping in mind their current condition. Talking about this summer, the Blues made some peculiar signings which included the 18-year-old Marc Guiu from Barcelona and 19-year-old Mark Penders from Genk.

Notably, the Premier League giants made a peculiar signing of a 17-year-old player who will join Chelsea for £17.2million. However moving to the current scene, the Pensioners have received some alarming news about the developments of the Ecuadorian, who has found himself indulging in some controversial activities off the field.

Chelsea is in distress over Kendry Paez

According to a report by Football Insider, Chelsea are worried about their future player Kendry Paez, who is likely to join the club in the summer of 25, once he gets 18 years old.

The West Londoners are worried about Paez’s current situation as the young baller is not progressing at the pace that was expected. It is worth noting that Paez is the youngest debutant and goal scorer in Ecuador’s top-tier football, representing Independiente del Valle. He has made a total of 15 appearances for his national side so far, scoring two goals.

The same report states that Chelsea are currently analyzing all the footage of the recent stints of the attacking midfielder, realizing that he is not moving up to the mark as expected. Such developments are serious dents to the five-time Premier League-winning club’s vision of investing heavily in young players.

If things keep on deteriorating at the same pace, Enzo Maresca might consider dropping the plans of bringing the youngster to Stamford Bridge next year. Rather, they will explore other promising aspects that will be available for sale at the time they want them.

After registering a stellar 4-2 victory against Gent in their Europa Conference league encounter on Friday, the Men in Blue now gear up for their Premier League encounter on Sunday as they will welcome Nottingham Forest for a high-voltage encounter at Stamford Bridge.