Thibaut Courtois has backed Tiemoue Bakayoko to form a formidable partnership alongside NGolo Kante for Chelsea next season.
Bakayoko was signed in a £40 million deal from Monaco last summer but has struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge.
The France international impressed fans with his performance in the 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday, and Courtois believes the midfielder will prove to be a good signing next season.
It is not easy to settle into a new club, especially one like Chelsea, Courtois told the Evening Standard.
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If results go your way its fantastic, everybody will say its a great signing. Yet when things go wrong and youre a big signing, you will get criticism.
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People forget that he is still a young guy.
Maybe his form dropped a bit, but you can see in the last few games hes been very good again.
He was very strong against Liverpool in midfield and we can be happy about that.
His partnership with NGolo Kante can be a formidable one in midfield next season.
Physically they are very strong. It will be really hard for teams to win that midfield battle against us.
More: Chelsea FC
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Thibaut Courtois has backed Tiemoue Bakayoko to form a formidable partnership alongside NGolo Kante for Chelsea next season.
Bakayoko was signed in a £40 million deal from Monaco last summer but has struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge.
The France international impressed fans with his performance in the 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday, and Courtois believes the midfielder will prove to be a good signing next season.
It is not easy to settle into a new club, especially one like Chelsea, Courtois told the Evening Standard.
More: Football
If results go your way its fantastic, everybody will say its a great signing. Yet when things go wrong and youre a big signing, you will get criticism.
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People forget that he is still a young guy.
Maybe his form dropped a bit, but you can see in the last few games hes been very good again.
He was very strong against Liverpool in midfield and we can be happy about that.
His partnership with NGolo Kante can be a formidable one in midfield next season.
Physically they are very strong. It will be really hard for teams to win that midfield battle against us.
More: Chelsea FC
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