William Gallas sees similarities between Mykhailo Mudryk and superstars Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus striker Ronaldo is one of the very best of the modern era, and Mbappe is threatening to achieve something similar, as he is expected to move onto Real Madrid in the summer.
Mudryk arrived with great fanfare for Chelsea last season, but struggled to impress as he acclimatised to the Premier League, but scored on Monday night against Fulham.
Mauricio Pochettino is keen to see the young Ukrainian fulfil his potential and speaking to Gambling Zone, former Chelsea and Arsenal defender Gallas thinks he could well reach the top of his game.
He said: “I think he has all of the attributes to become a top, top player. We can all see that he has the ingredients, we are just waiting to see his real quality. He makes things look really easy.
“The way that he can accelerate past players, he makes his opponent look slow. One player that was a little bit similar was Cristiano Ronaldo. When Cristiano was younger and first came to the Premier League, he showed that he had all of the technical ability and the pace. He showed incredible skill with his stepovers. Everything he did on the pitch was fast.
“Mudryk has some similar movements. I think when he can put everything together, it will be very difficult to stop Mudryk. He has the same ability as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Mbappe when it comes to his ground speed and acceleration.”