Chelsea academy coach Ashley Cole has opened up on his private conversation with Ben Chilwell when he first arrived.
Chilwell, 23, has made a fine start to his Blues career since sealing a £50million move from Leicester in the summer.
“Defensively he’s been solid,” Cole said on Sky Sports ahead of the Blues’ win against Sheffield United. “He’s come into a side that was leaking goals with a lot of individual mistakes.
“Apart from Thiago Silva against West Brom the individual mistakes have been cut down.
“Chilwell, he can play in different areas of the pitch, he’s comfortable on the ball.
“I had a conversation with him and the first thing was ‘what do I need to make it at Chelsea’. He was so enthusiastic, he wanted to learn and he wanted to make it.
“We saw him at Leicester, that’s why Chelsea brought him and we’re seeing it now at Chelsea.”