One current Chelsea player has been dubbed Lionel Messi by local media after he put in a big performance this week.

A lot of players get compared to Messi and people claim they are the next Messi, and so on. Buy you can genuinely see why this current Blue is drawing comparisons to Messi.

Sources: Chelsea’s new manager plans and Pochettino stance – Contact has been made this week!?

Kendry Páez is being dubbed the Ecuadorian Messi again by local media after the 16-year-old was named Man of the Match last night in a Copa Libertadores game.

Paez is too young to join Chelsea yet, but will arrive in the summer, and what a prospect he is.

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