Chelsea’s newboy Hakim Ziyech has revealed that Frank Lampard’s attacking style of play was a big reason why he chose to move to the club.
The Moroccan international began training with his new club last Saturday for the first time since his £33.3m move from Ajax was confirmed in February.
Ziyech attended Tuesday night’s Chelsea win over Norwich and says he has always wanted to play for a big club in England.
The former Ajax forward,in an interview with the official Chelsea website, said: “It was important for my decision. I like the style of play he is using now. The attacking play was for me a big decision to come to Chelsea.”
Ziyech came up against Chelsea twice during the season with Ajax including a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge, a game which he scored in.
“It was a crazy game (the 4-4 draw). If you were a neutral supporter it was a fantastic game. For us it was a little bit less because we were 4-1 up, but it was a crazy game. I think the neutral fans, that is why they like football, because of moments and games like this.”
Ziyech says moving to Chelsea is a dream come true as he has always had ambitions to play in the Premier League,
The 27-year-old said he always looked up to Chelsea players John Terry, Didier Drogba and his new head coach Frank Lampard.
“When you are a young guy you always want to play for a big club, in the Premier League of course,” he added.
‘When I was young, the players that played here, it was always a big club so I am very happy and it means a lot. I was playing in the youth in Heerenveen and here was playing Drogba, Lampard, Terry, all those big names. We were always for Chelsea, and if you look at now, if you can play here it means a lot to me.”
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