Kendry Paez (18), Ecuadorian pearl of the Chelsea that this first part of the season he has played on loan in the Strasbourg, He was loaned yesterday by the London club to River Plate. In Argentina they have received him with open arms, but the truth is that the footballer comes under strong criticism from the French press, which accuses him of leading a bad life and of being a regular at parties.
“Night outings, lack of professionalism, poor supervision: chronicle of an announced failure,” headlined yesterday the French newspaper ‘L’Equipe’. “He paid for his lifestyle and was not well supervised,” says the article about Páez, who will be on loan to the ‘millionaire’ team for the next 18 months. He was bought by Chelsea at 16 and, without making his debut in England, in mid-2025 he was loaned to the Ligue 1 team.
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Beyond the irregularity of his performance, ‘L’Equipe’ points directly to his life off the pitch. “He has paid for his lifestyle and his lack of professionalism: numerous nights out in Germany or Strasbourg, especially at the La Salamandre nightclub, and multiple visits to Disneyland Paris,” they point out. And they add: “It appeared more often in the General Interest pages (parties, alcohol, nitrous oxide balloons) than in the sports pages.”
