Chelsea transfer news: Xabi Alonso reveals Kendry Paez, free agent market plans

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has revealed that Kendry Paez does not diagnostic successful his plans for the archetypal fractional of the season.

After disappointing indebtedness stints with Strasbourg and River Plate, the Blues had hoped to find the Ecuador planetary a much suitable move.

However, allocating their remaining overseas indebtedness spots to different players connected transportation deadline time near the 19-year-old with home transfers to consider.

After failing to unafraid a determination elsewhere, it had been suggested that the playmaker could beryllium integrated into Alonso's first-team squad.

Speaking up of Wednesday's EFL Cup necktie against Leeds United, Alonso claimed that would not beryllium the case.

As per The Athletic, the Spaniard said: "No, no. He is not portion of the plans. At the moment, helium is not portion of the archetypal squad squad."

Alonso rules retired Chelsea signing escaped agents

Meanwhile, Alonso has insisted that nary caller faces volition beryllium arriving astatine Stamford Bridge earlier the commencement of 2027.

Having missed retired connected Monaco's Lamine Camara, reports emerged which suggested that escaped agents Georginio Wijnaldum and Renato Sanches were options owed to their free-agent status.

Nevertheless, arsenic per the Daily Mail, Alonso said: "No. We person looked, but no."

That stance should not travel arsenic immoderate surprise, a effect of Chelsea inactive having a wide array of midfield options contempt the £125m merchantability of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City.

Moises Caicedo, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Jordan Henderson, Malo Gusto and Valentin Barco are each engine-room choices, portion Jorrel Hato, Josh Acheampong, Reggie Watson and Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli tin deputise if required.

Alonso provided an wounded update connected Caicedo up of the upcoming EFL Cup necktie connected Wednesday night.