Tiemoue Bakayoko says former Chelsea players Didier Drogba and Claude Makelele have been two major influences in his career.
Bakayoko joined the Premier League champions from Monaco in a deal worth a reported £40 million and said that Makelele, who was technical director at the principality club during Bakayoko's formative years, became something of a mentor.
"Makelele helped me greatly," Bakayoko told Chelsea's official website. "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.