Loan player suffers 2-4 week injury to continue negative run that’s lasted a year or more | OneFootball

Kendry Paez was once the youngster Chelsea fans were most excited about, but things are not going well for him, and there’s bad injury news today.

There was a lot of expectation around Kendry Paez when Chelsea agreed to sign him way back in June 2023. The wonderkid had broken into the Independiente del Valle team and was soon picking up Ecuador caps despite his ridiculously young age.

Things haven’t gone as well since then. His form had already tailed off a little before leaving South America this summer, and his loan at Strasbourg was a disaster. He has since returned to his home continent to join River Place, and unfortunately for him things haven’t started well there either.

Paez picks up shoulder injury with 2 – 4 weeks out

Kendry Paez in action for River Plate. (Photo by Rodrigo Valle/Getty Images)

Paez made his debut as a sub on the 12th of February, and made his second appearance off the bench last weekend. Sadly, it looks like it will be his last for while. After just 25 minutes on the pitch, he picked up a shoulder injury which will apparently keep him out for “two to four weeks.”

It’s the last thing he needs – another false start. We hope he can get fit, get playing, get his head right, and start fulfilling some of his huge potential. This loan can potentially be a good one, but only if he’s able to play regularly.

In other news…

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