Brazilian attacker Kendry Paez has joined Argentine side River Plate for the rest of this year, having been recalled from Strasbourg, the Blues have now officially confirmed on the club website.
CHELSEA posted on the club wesbite: ‘Paez spent the first half of the current season in France with Strasbourg, making 21 appearances for the Ligue 1 side across all competitions, but has now moved to River Plate for the remainder of 2026.
‘The Argentine side finished fourth in the 2025 Primera Division and recently opened their new campaign with back-to-back wins.
‘Paez officially joined CHELSEA after his 18th birthday in May 2025. He already had considerable experience from his 70 senior appearances for Independiente del Valle in his homeland Ecuador, and has also earned 23 international caps for his country.
‘The attacking-midfielder now returns to South America to continue his development with River Plate.
‘Good luck Kendry!’
IcFootballnews says….
Paez is a great young talent, he came to Chelsea will big hopes of trying to break into that Blues side, to make an impact and possibly push on to reach his full potential. But that move to Stamford Bridge was far too early for the lad.
He was never going to get a real chance to prove himself at CHELSEA, he is never going to get the minutes that he would like and although this is a loan move, his next switch should be a permanent one.
CHELSEA have a habit of signing the best young players around, then sending them on loan for the next few seasons until the player is virtually forgotten about and then sold on.
Paez will hope he gets the minutes at River Plate that he needs, but maybe a permanent move away from Chelsea should also happen in the future as he needs to get to that point about what is best for his future.
He is far too talented to just be shipped out on loan for the next few seasons.
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