Emerson Palmieri has given his backing to two Chelsea team-mates, stating that they can become among the best players in the world, as Maurizio Sarri shuffles his pack late into the Premier League season.
Sarri has begun to change his favoured starting eleven, opting to blood local stars Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek - having been under pressure from fans to do so - and continue his club's fight to finish in the top four and qualify for next season's Champions League.
Like the two home-grown stars, Emerson has had four league starts in a row as he successfully wrestled the left-back spot from Marcos Alonso.