If there is a young player with high potential in world football there is a high chance Chelsea’s network of talent spotters will already be onto him.
That awareness was part of the reason they were able to move so swiftly to sign Ecuadorian record breaking midfielder Kendry Paez from Independiente de Valle in June in a deal thought to be worth around £17m when he was just 16.
Even though he has yet to pull on a Chelsea shirt as he cannot officially join until after his 18th birthday in May 2025 securing his signature early from IDV - the same club that produced his future teammate Moises Caicedo - is already starting to look a shrewd move.