Kai Havertz will come good at Chelsea if Frank Lampard plays him in the right position.

That is according to Mario Melchiot and the former Blues defender has tracked Havertz for some time – with down the middle seen as his best position.

He told talkSPORT: “I knew Kai Havertz before he came to Chelsea. I knew Kai was a great talent.

“The only difference I see is that in the system Chelsea play he comes from the outside, but in Germany he was a No.10 or a striker. He had more freedom because the team was built around him.

“When he comes to Chelsea, he’s not going to get that! They have a player that has to get used to a certain way of playing and that takes time.

“People don’t expect him to need more time because of the price tag; people want him to fire straight away.”