Chelsea are considering January loan options for the 19-year-old Ecuadorian Kendry Paez, and Blackburn Rovers are among the interested clubs. The attacking midfielder, who joined for approximately £17 million but has not yet made a senior appearance, is not in the first-team plans for the current season after unsuccessful loan spells. One of these was a recent loan at River Plate that was terminated early because of a lack of game time. Blackburn were previously offered the opportunity to sign Paez and might have that chance again. Celtic are also still interested after being made aware of his availability in the summer, while Birmingham City are also monitoring the situation. The Belgian team KV Mechelen, which contacted Chelsea in the summer, has also shown interest. Trabzonspor have also monitored him, although sources have stated that their interest is not as aggressive. Chelsea's priority is for any loan move to be suitable and to guarantee regular first-team football. Páez has 27 caps and 2 goals for Ecuador. He joined Chelsea in July 2025 and has a contract until 2033. His current market value on Transfermarkt is €6.00M.