Saul Isaksson-Hurst, a technical coach who worked with Noni Madueke for the last two years, has hailed the new Chelsea signing as the best player in Europe.

“He is top,” Isaksson-Hurst told Sky Sports. “For me, he is one of the best young forward players in Europe, easily. A lot of focus has been on Cody Gakpo at PSV, because of the World Cup, but Noni is up there.

“He is one of the best, if not the best, because he is so dynamic, so strong in one-v-ones, so technically gifted, so athletic.

“Really, he’s got the full package.

“And then, getting to know him, you realise he’s got that last piece of the jigsaw as well, the mentality, which many young players don’t have. He is like a mentality monster. He is so driven.

“He’s got such a clear vision of what he wants to do and he is willing to put the work in.”