Chelsea signed Noni Madueke from PSV in January for a fee of £29m.

It hasn’t been an easy journey for the 22-year-old who has had to battle injury problems since arriving the club.

However, Madueke has improved lately, and has taken time to win over both his manager and Chelsea fans. He has started to show glimpses of the potential that persuaded the Blues to sign him from PSV Eindhoven last January.

Noni Madueke has revealed that having a tough skin has helped him through the criticism phase, and is now keen for Chelsea to win the FA Cup, and confirm a return to European competition.

“I feel like negativity can only fuel you,” Madueke said.

“It gives you a tougher skin, it’s part of the game.

“You’re not going to go through your career without having downs and negative times when people are saying you’re no good. The quicker you learn to deal with that, the better.

“We’re in a semi-final of the FA Cup and, God willing, if we win that (trophy) then we’re in Europe. In the league there is still a lot of football to be played.

“We’re winning more often than we’re not at the moment. We have to keep it going and see where we end up.”