Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement to sign Ecuadorian wonderkid Kendry Paez from Independiente del Valle, it's been claimed.
The 15-year-old midfielder, who was born in May 2007, is said to have been on Manchester United, Manchester City and Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen 's radar, while Real Madrid were also linked with interest. Chelsea, however, appear to have won the hotly-contested race for Paez, who's regarded as one of the most promising talents in South America.
Reports from Italy say that a deal has been stuck with Independiente, increasing Blues chief Todd Boehly 's £600million spending spree. Unfortunately for Blues fans, they won't be able to see him action for their club until he turns 18 on May 4, 2025. Earlier this month, The Sun claimed that Chelsea had seen a £14.8m bid rejected, meaning that Paez will likely cost the Blues more than £15m.
