Chelsea's latest recruit Hakim Ziyech has taken part in his first group training session alongside his new teammates, and he looks to be settling in well ahead of his debut season in the Premier League.
The Blues announced back in February that they had agreed a £37 million deal with Ajax to sign the talented winger, who scored nine goals in 32 games for the Eredivisie side this season.
Ziyech agreed personal terms and put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
Hakim Ziyech saying hello to his new team-mates yesterday! 👊 pic.twitter.com/XW1ViCfsLO
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 15, 2020
'I waited a long time for this moment, but it's finally here and I will do everything in my power to make everybody happy!'
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Hakim Ziyech can't wait to get started! 💙 pic.twitter.com/rAnioFSGle
The 27-year-old has already been put through his paces away from the main group as he builds up his fitness ahead of the 2020/21 campaign, according to Chelsea's official website, but he finally took part in his first group training session earlier.
The club's Twitter account posted footage of Ziyech in action and he certainly looks sharp among his fellow teammates considering he hasn't played a competitive game since March.
Here is the 51 second clip of Ziyech as Chelsea prepare for their FA Cup semi-final clash against Manchester United on Sunday.
👀 on Ziyech in his first group session! 💪 pic.twitter.com/1740DATBee
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 17, 2020
In a recent interview, the Moroccan international revealed how Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard influenced his move to Stamford Bridge.
"When you are a young guy, you always want to play for a big club, in the Premier League of course," he told ChelseaTV.
"And when I was young the players that played here. It was always a big club so I'm very happy and it means a lot.
"I can remember I was playing in the youths in Heerenveen and we have some teammates, and he was playing [with] Drogba, Lampard, just all those big names, Terry.
"We were always for Chelsea and look now, if you can play here, it means a lot for me."
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