Chelsea deal to sign midfielder ‘APPROVED’ – Frenchman wants to sign with Chelsea – Blues in German talks

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CHELSEA‘s deal to sign Ecuador U17 international midfielder Kendry Paez has now been approved, it has been claimed.

Since the arrival of Ted Boehly at the club last summer – the Club have been spending some serious money on some of the best young talents in the game right now.

It is clear that the American has a long-term plan at Stamford Bridge and has made sure that Chelsea have beaten off their rivals for those talents – and it seems that they have once again done it with the possible signing of Paez.

It is believed that the midfielder could cost the Blues around £20m – with any potential fee set to rise depending on his performances up to his 18th birthday.

Sky Sports news has now claimed The final paperwork is now in process of being sorted. Paez, 15, will remain at Independiente del Valle until he turns 18. He will officially join Chelsea in the summer of 2025.

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Many people that watch football from all over the world are very excited about the talents of Paez – he really does look like something special and a player that could have a big future in the game.

Chelsea fans will not get to see the lad make the move OFFICIALLY for a number of seasons – which is a shame – but hopefully he will not get forgotten about and lost in that CHELSEA system when he does arrive at the club.

It is a massive decision from the lad, if the reports are true, as it could make or break his career in the Premier League.’

KANTE WANTS TO STAY – 

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N’Golo Kanté wants to stay at Chelsea beyond this summer, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano.

Now we all know that Kante is one of the best holding midfielders in the world and has been brilliant for Chelsea ever since you moved from Leicester City a few years ago.

His contract with the Blues runs out at the end of the season and there has been alot of speculation about his current situation at Stamford Bridge – and there has been a number of links with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain – Manchester United – Real Madrid Barcelona and even Arsenal

Chelsea do not want to lose him – that has been claimed in the media on many occasions and They have offered him a contract worth about £290,000 a week. But according to reports he had rejected the terms as the length of the contract is not what he desires, and he is currently considering his future at the club.

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However – according to Romano – Kante is hoping to stay at the club beyond the summer – he tweeted: “N’Golo would like to stay in London, where he has his habits.

‘“I think he’ll extend his deal at Chelsea before going to the Middle-East in two or three years”.

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Any club would be lucky to have Kante – it’s Kante!

When you have guys like this – so humble and professional – you have to have leaders like this in the dressing room and he is certainly a leader on the pitch.

He is a man that should be at CHELSEA and the fans will surely be delighted that he is close to agreeing a new deal with the club.

CHELSEA IN NAGELSMANN TALKS – 

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Chelsea have made contact with Julian Nagelsmann over becoming Graham Potter’s successor, according to the Times.

Once again this Season Chelsea find themselves looking for a coach after they decided to sack Graham Potter – just seven months after paying £21 million to bring him in from Brighton.

There has been many managers linked with a move to Stamford Bridge – but it now seems that the Chelsea board have their eye on the very impressive young boss Nagelsmann.

Julian Nagelsmann is out of a job after Bayern stunningly let him go just last week – despite the fact he won the Bundesliga last season, despite the fact they are still second this time around and despite the fact that they are still in the Champions League.

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Now the Times has claimed that Chelsea have now entered talks with the German boss and it is thought he is interested in the job.

Amid all the speculation – Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink has opened up and claimed that the German is a very good coach, but the board need to make the right decision about who they hire next.

He was quoted on Sky Sports: “Nagelsmann’s obviously a really good coach, he’s won things and been at a really big club

‘I think the next step for Chelsea is going to be very important. They have to be smart, it has to be somebody who can make those players better and is going to give young players a chance, with a history of playing young players. 

“You can’t go with a (Diego) Simeone or go back to a (Jose) Mourinho because they don’t have that history of playing young players.” 

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There are some big names linked with a move to London – but Nagelsmann is a man that Chelsea could hire for the next 20 years – he really is talented.

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