Former Ajax striker Marco van Basten has urged Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech to leave Stamford Bridge this summer, after only arriving in London at the start of this season.
Ziyech has been an irregular member of Thomas Tuchel's side and has not played a full 90 minutes for the Blues since November 7, his only complete game of the whole season so far.
The 28-year-old joined Chelsea for £37m from Dutch giants Ajax, and Van Basten believes that Ziyech deserves his chance ahead of teammate Timo Werner.
"Ziyech again on the bench. When he gets in, that's like a striker. He can do that too, because he is just a good player. I am sad to see rotation... He's just not in the right place. That Werner plays really badly, but doesn't he come in much more often?" Van Basten told reporters.
"The system this trainer plays is just not good for Ziyech. Then as Ziyech you have to say: 'You know what? I have to plead [to leave].
"It is now about Ziyech because I have nothing to do with that man. This is not getting along like that. I'm not saying it's bad for Ziyech or bad for that trainer, but it doesn't work like that."
The Moroccan international signed a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge and has scored five goals for the club.
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