EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea outcast, Hakim Ziyech has sent a savage transfer demand to the new boss ahead of the January window.
Former Tottenham and Holland star Rafael van der Vaart have insisted that Hakim Ziyech is too good to sit on the bench and should move elsewhere in January.
Ziyech has made just one start in all competitions so far this season and Van der Vaart says the time has come for a new challenge.
The Morrocan has put in two hugely underwhelming performances in his two substitute appearances in the Champions League in the last nine days.
Chelsea supporters booed both him and Christian Pulisic when they were brought on against Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday.
Graham Potter followed Thomas Tuchel’s lead by leaving Ziyech out of his starting XI for his first match in charge. And Van der Vaart cannot see any future at Stamford Bridge for the 29-year-old.
He claims Ziyech never normally looks happy on a football pitch. However, he says he is looking particularly displeased with his current situation.
Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga played against Salzburg in midweek. And he has been impressed by Potter so far.
Kepa said: “Now there is a new start with Graham and some different ideas. He is very positive in his mind and he tries to give us this positivity.
“Obviously we changed a couple of things in the line-up and structure so we have to keep adjusting things, keep watching and understanding how we play, and from that point we go forward.
We want to have good presence on the pitch, take the ball and attack as much as we can, and when we lose the ball try to recover as soon as possible.”
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