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Chelsea happy with wonderkid signing, plus Milos Kerkez links

Chelsea are very happy with their signing of Estevao Willian, as I mentioned here a few days ago, but also with Kendry Paez. I can say there are already some other top clubs around Europe asking why they didn’t sign this boy. There was a lot of interest, especially in Germany from Bayer Leverkusen, who tried, but who didn’t invest in the right moment, and so Chelsea won the race for his signature.

Paez will arrive at Chelsea in summer 2025 and he was already in London a few months ago as he works to adapt to life there. He watched Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and the club are also working on every detail with the player. They are monitoring his progress on the pitch, and also off the pitch. Chelsea are in frequent contact with those close to the player to inform him of everything they want him to do so he can arrive in the best conditions possible for next season.

Chelsea are buzzing for Kendry Paez, they are very happy with the investment they made, it looks like a great piece of business already for just £20m, add-ons included.

Also on Chelsea, I’m aware there have been some stories about interest in Milos Kerkez. First of all, however, Bournemouth are not confirming how long is left on his contract, but it’s surely not expiring in 2025, so the situation is under control from their point of view.