“He’s the next Eden Hazard at Chelsea” – Former Chelsea star believes Chelsea new boy is the next Hazard at Chelsea

“He’s the next Eden Hazard at Chelsea” – Former Chelsea star believes Chelsea new boy is the next Hazard at Chelsea

While Mykhaylo Mudryk is yet to find his feet at Chelsea since his £89 million January move from Shakhtar Donetsk, former Blues midfielder Gus Poyet compared him to Eden Hazard. The Blues snatched Mudryk away from Arsenal and expectations from him were high from the get go.

However, after a promising debut cameo against Liverpool on January 21, Mudryk’s performances have faded. He has managed only one assist in nine games for the west London club so far. Gus Poyet, however, is seemingly a believer in the player as he compared him to former Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard.

Poyet told The Evening Standard:

“Explosive, direct, very, very quick. He’s the type of player that needs to make a difference. The job Mudryk will have in the future is what Eden Hazard did at Chelsea — he’s that type of player and the potential is there. Ninety-nine per cent of the time, you don’t sign that quantity of players in January. That was the biggest surprise for me.”

The 55-year-old added:

“If we analyse the players they bought, there is definitely a plan. They are players that have been signed for the future. The new message is patience.”

Hazard became one of the best players in the world during his time at Stamford Bridge. He scored 110 goals and provided 92 assists in 352 matches for Chelsea before his move to Real Madrid in 2019.