The father of new Chelsea attacking midfielder Kendry Paez has revealed that the 16 year old turned down Borussia Dortmund in favour of a move to Stamford Bridge.

The 16-year-old will make a move to Stamford Bridge when he turns 18 in two years’ time from Independiente del Valle in Ecuador after the Blues forked out a hefty fee of €20m (£17.2m), including bonuses.

“Everything was ready for Kendry to go to Borussia Dortmund,” Paez told Las Voces Del Futbol.

“Chelsea showed up again, we talked to their representative and he signed with them. We were going to sign with Dortmund in Germany but everything changed,” he added.