Chelsea new-signing Tiemoue Bakayoko has credited club legend Claude Makelele with shaping up his style of play during his formative years.
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Makelele was the technical director at Monaco during Bakayoko's youth years at the side.
The 22-year-old has joined the Blues in a deal worth £40m from Monaco.
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"Makelele helped me greatly," Bakayoko said. "When he arrived at Monaco I wasn't a very, very good player, but I had a lot of discussions with him, he gave me a lot of advice, and he allowed me to play my style of football more simply."
Source: tribalfootball.com