Everton defender Ashley Williams has no doubts about the quality of Chelsea whizkid Ethan Ampadu.
Williams pinpoints Ampadu, 16, who joined Chelsea from Exeter in the summer although the clubs are yet to agree compensation, as his long-term replacement with Wales.
He joked with The Sun: “I wasn't going to retire until I saw Ethan Ampadu in Portugal. He's something else.
“We play a back three and he plays the same position as me. I was watching him at the other end and I thought, 'This kid is unbelievable'.
“He's so young but if he carries on the sky is the limit for him. Definitely. Even I'm thinking, 'Ok, if he progresses how he should then he will be a natural replacement for me.'
“It made me feel a little bit better in terms of when my time is to retire.
“When you retire you don't want to think you are letting your country down or you have to play on because there's no one else but you're past it.
“When it's my time and the gaffer feels I'm past it then Ethan can come straight in. For the time being I want to help him and pass on what I have learnt."
Source: tribalfootball.com