Dutch legend Marco van Basten has claimed it’s a ‘pity for the whole of football’ that Hakim Ziyech is stuck on the bench at Chelsea.

Van Basten told Ziggo Sport: “There is another transfer window coming up. It is sad and a shame. Ziyech is a great player. We have to see someone like that, we watch TV for such a player and we come to the stadium.

“It is a pity for the whole of football that he is on the bench. If these kinds of players do not get minutes, it is not good for football.

“There should actually be a rule that clubs can only have a certain number of players.

“So they [Chelsea] have way too many and that actually makes football less interesting. A player like Ziyech could just play at another club and entertain the fans.”

Since joining Chelsea, Ziyech has made 90 appearances and scored 14 goals.