Former Chelsea player Guy Poyet has hailed Mykhailo Mudryk as the player to fill Eden Hazard’s boots at Stamford Bridge.

Describing the qualities of Mudryk, Poyet told The Evening Standard: “Explosive, direct, very, very quick.

“He’s the type of player that needs to make a difference.

“The job Mudryk will have in the future is what Eden Hazard did at Chelsea — he’s that type of player and the potential is there. Ninety-nine per cent of the time, you don’t sign that quantity of players in January. That was the biggest surprise for me.

“If we analyse the players they bought, there is definitely a plan. They are players that have been signed for the future. The new message is patience.”