Chelsea forward Timo Werner has expressed his desire to emulate the Blues legend Didier Drogba.

The Germany international has endured a testing debut campaign in England, but he is not the first proven frontman to experience such struggles.

Timo Werner believes he can still follow in the footsteps of Didier Drogba at Chelsea, with the Germany international eager to point out that many proven strikers before him have taken a season to settle in England.

The Blues have a chequered history when it comes to big-name forwards. Patience was, however, rewarded by Drogba.

The Ivorian netted just 10 league goals in his debut campaign, and Werner believes he is capable of overcoming a slow start and emulating the efforts of a four-time Premier League winner.

Werner told BBC Sport,via Goal, when asked if he looks to Drogba for inspiration: “A lot of good strikers come to the Premier League and take one year to settle down and adapt.

“I think my form is going up and getting better and better. Maybe this year is not the year of goal-scoring for Timo but at the end I will reflect on the season.

“I have learned a lot. I know exactly the teams we play against, how they play.”