Chelsea’s ‘Ecuadorian Foden’ taken backwards loan in contrast to Man City’s ‘next Messi’

Premier League starlets Kendry Paez and Claudio Echeverri have each taken a step again with their respective mortgage strikes this window.

That’s the verdict of South American soccer knowledgeable Tim Vickery, who shared his shock on the struggles of the £30million pair.

The Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis children have every flattered to deceive underneath the burden of early comparisons to Lionel Messi.

Paez, who burst onto the scene because the youngest debutant and scorer within the Ecuadorian high flight, agreed a deal to hitch the Blues in 2023.

Nevertheless, {the teenager} did not formally full his £17.5m swap to Stamford Bridge till after his 18th birthday final summer season.

He linked up with Chelsea’s squad on the Membership World Cup, however didn’t make a single matchday squad as his new membership gained the event.

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Paez, whose former membership, Independiente del Valle, additionally produced Moises Caicedo, joined companion membership Strasbourg on mortgage in July.

The attacking midfielder, likened to Messi by former footballer Carlos Tenorio, managed simply 4 begins throughout 15 Ligue 1 appearances underneath present Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior and his successor, Gary O’Neil.

His mortgage transfer was terminated firstly of the 12 months, and Paez will spend the remainder of the season at Argentine giants River Plate.

“That is proof that issues aren’t going as hoped and anticipated,” South American soccer knowledgeable Vickery advised talkSPORT’s H&J on Thursday.

“He is 18. He’s a form of Ecuadorian Phil Foden. He burst on the scene, he was scoring targets at 15 in membership soccer. At 16, he was taking part in and scoring for Ecuador in World Cup qualification.

“There are monumental hopes, however the final 18 months or so, they have not been good.”

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Chelsea wonderkid joins River Plate on mortgage

Vickery continued: “Clearly, Mr Rosenior is aware of all about him from his time at Strasbourg, all about his progress or lack of it.

“There is no doubt about it – It’s a step backwards. You need to get him tailored to European soccer.

“It is a step backwards to mortgage to River Plate…It is a good membership to go to. It is a huge stadium.

“It is the largest capability stadium in South America, and they will make it greater. They’ll make it over 100,000.

“It is a membership that loves good soccer. They are not within the Champions League this 12 months, the Libertadores, however hopefully, if he is taking one step again in the long run, it will likely be two steps ahead.”

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Man Metropolis’s Echeverri ‘a large expertise’

Sarcastically, Paez’s fellow South American, Echeverri, left River Plate on the identical age he has now joined on mortgage when he signed for Metropolis.

Pep Guardiola’s males beat out curiosity from Chelsea for the Argentina U23 worldwide, who equally was touted as one other Messi regen.

In contrast to Paez, who has by no means made a aggressive look for Chelsea, Echeverri made three appearances for Man Metropolis final season.

He was handed a shock debut within the FA Cup last defeat to Crystal Palace after which scored his first objective for the membership throughout a 6-0 win over UAE facet Al-Ain on the Membership World Cup.

Echeverri spent the primary half of the marketing campaign on mortgage with Bayer Leverkusen, who sacked Erik ten Hag after two league video games.

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He began simply thrice throughout 11 appearances in all competitions, the final of which was in a 2-2 Champions League draw with Newcastle.

Echeverri sealed a swap to Girona two weeks in the past, who turned a part of the worldwide Metropolis Soccer Group (CFG) community in 2017.

Requested if the transfer was a shock, Vickery added to talkSPORT: “A bit of bit, sure…I believed, and I hoped that he’d get extra of a go at Metropolis.

“You bear in mind when he got here on, he made his debut within the FA Cup last. There have been issues taking place right away.

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“Electrical little buzzsaw of a determine. He scored for Metropolis within the Membership World Cup in the summertime.

“Then it was a shock to me that they loaned him to Germany. It hasn’t labored on the market.

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“He is gone to Spain. I believe he is a large expertise. Hopefully, once more, it is a case of step again to take steps ahead sooner or later.

“I believe he is bought one thing. I believe he is actually, actually gifted.”