Ecuadorian Kendry Páez, ready for his first contact with Chelsea

This content was published on November 30, 2023 – 21:40

November 30, 2023 – 21:40

Guayaquil (Ecuador), Nov 30 (EFE).- Ecuadorian youth player Kendry Páez, 16, obtained this Thursday the visa that will allow him to enter England and have his first contact with Chelsea, a club that acquired his rights to Independiente del Valle and which he will join when he comes of age.

“We just had Kendry Páez’s visa accepted,” reported Roberto Arroyo, sports manager of Independiente del Valle, the entity that transferred the sports rights of the player to Chelsea, who is already a starter in the Ecuadorian national team.

Arroyo also said that they are waiting to know “Chelsea’s planning for (Páez) to travel (to London)” Páez to meet the team led by Argentine Mauricio Pochettino.

Páez made his professional debut with Independiente last February, at only 15 years old, and he did so with a goal for the 3-1 victory over Mushuc Runa at the start of the Ecuadorian League.

He also became the main figure of the Ecuador under-17 team, which took second place in the South American Championship of the category, held in Ecuador last March, qualifying for the recent World Cup in Indonesia, which it did not go to. be already integrated into the senior team.

The midfielder made his debut with the Ecuadorian senior team on September 12 for the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, with an assist for Félix Torres’ second goal, which marked the 2-1 victory over Uruguay.

On the third date he scored and paved the way for Ecuador’s 1-2 away victory over Bolivia, which also earned him registration as the youngest footballer to convert in the history of the South American qualifiers.

For his part, Chelsea coach, Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, said last week that “the club is taking care of him at the moment.” “He is about to travel here, to England, to spend some time with us, to get to know us.” better, so that he understands what Chelsea is,” commented the coach.

Pochettino highlighted that Páez “is a young boy and with everything he is experiencing there is a lot of temptation and risk that what seems positive today could turn negative.” EFE

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