Ziyech send ‘five-word’ strong message to Zouma in Chelsea training ahead of possible summer transfer as Blues fans reacted
Chelsea wizard Hakim Ziyech is in line to feature for Chelsea against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.
The playmaker picked up a shoulder injury during the UEFA Super Cup win over Villarreal last week – a game in which he scored – and that caused him to sit out the Premier League opener against Crystal Palace three days later.
Without him, the Blues still cruised to a 3-0 win thanks to goals from Marcos Alonso, Christian Pulisic and Trevoh Chalobah.
But following an impressive pre-season, Chelsea fans had been looking to see the very best from Ziyech this term after an up and down first season at Stamford Bridge.
The good news is that ahead of the game in north London, Ziyech was joined by the likes of Kurt Zouma and Romelu Lukaku in being put through their paces in training at Cobham on Friday.
And there was a brilliant moment involving the trio that left the Morocco international having a few choice words with his teammates.
At around the 7.11-minute mark in Chelsea’s ‘Unseen’ training video uploaded to YouTube, Ziyech loses a rock, paper, scissors contest with Zouma and Lukaku.
His forfeit was to be sent away somewhere, but as spotted by eagle-eyed Chelsea fans on Reddit, he didn’t go quietly.
Instead, he had a simple five-word message, one would assume was directed at Zouma, which was: “Keep the same energy now”.
The reaction from supporters has been quite interesting as this exchange comes at a time where Zouma has been tipped to leave Chelsea if a bid of £25million is made before deadline day.
However, many have urged Marina Granovskaia and Thomas Tuchel to keep hold of the Frenchman – just so his friendship with Ziyech can continue to blossom.
L3XCOM said: “Zouma will be a big loss to the squad.”
OutrageousQuality0 said: “Just keep Zouma, I know am being selfish but he is important.”
rolledoff said: “We’ve GOT TO keep Zouma!!