Former coach makes prediction for Hakim Ziyech's career at Chelsea

Hakim Ziyech will quickly settle in the Premier League with Chelsea claim former coaches who worked with the winger earlier in his career. Ajax confirmed in February that Ziyech would be joining this summer in a move worth £37million. Former coaches Boudewijn Pahlpatz and Hans de Jong are convinced he will go on to shine in England's top flight. "He has played in the Eredivisie for seven or eight years now and knows all about Holland," Pahlpatz, who coached Ziyech while at Twente, told Sky Sports

#News: Chelsea new signing Hakim Ziyech tipped by his former coach to thrive in Premier League. The Morocco international will join the Blues from Ajax in a £37.8m deal upon the conclusion of the Eredivisie season. Source: https://t.co/1vBzxoPBXj

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"The step to the Premier League will do him good. He will be playing with the best players every day and that is a new challenge for him. I think he will do well there. He will have to get used to the amount of games and the physical side but in the end he will succeed, for sure." De Jong, who coached Ziyech while at Heerenveen's Under 17 side, added: "They are still saying that he has a problem with his physicality. That is what everybody is saying right now but they were saying the same when he came from the academy at Heerenveen. They said the same when he went to Twente – problem with his physicality. Same thing at Ajax. So I don't think it's a problem. I have absolutely no doubts. He is going to beat the next challenge." Source: Daily Mail

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