Multiple Championship clubs are targeting a loan move for 19-year-old Chelsea's Kendry Paez, according to reports.
Paez joined the Blues in the summer of 2023 but is still yet to make his first-team debut for Xabi Alonso's side.
After initially being sent out on loan to Chelsea's sister club Strasbourg, Paez most recently turned out for River Plate.
His loan was terminated early in August due to a lack of playing time in the Argentine capital however, and Paez is now expected to once again be sent out to gain experience when the transfer window reopens.
According to a report from TEAMtalk, Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers are but two of a series of clubs hoping to sign the Ecuadorian international on loan in January.
Paez had initially been linked with a move to Ewood Park in the summer, with Chelsea offering the Championship side the opportunity to take him on loan on deadline day.
However, reports at the time claimed that Tony Mowbray was not convinced with the footage he had seen and a move ultimately did not materialise.
Paez was at one time touted as one of the most promising prospects in South American football, and made history when he became the youngest player ever to represent Ecuador when he was handed his senior debut at the of 16.
Since then Paez, who has been deployed both as a winger and a No 10 throughout his burgeoning career, has earned 27 caps for his country, scoring twice.
While he has not featured for the first team at Stamford Bridge this season he has made several appearances for Chelsea's U21s in the EFL Trophy, notching an assist in a 2-1 defeat by Reading in September.
