Five things about Hoffenheim defender and Chelsea target Niklas Sule

Niklas Sule is one of the top young prospects in Europe.Niklas Sule starred for Germany as part of the under-23 team that won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Rio and has been linked with a move to Chelsea. The 21-year-old opted to stay at Hoffenheim this summer, but has been tipped for a great future.

Here are five things you need to know about the defender.

He scored 100 goals in one season

When Sule joined Hoffenheim's youth academy in 2010, the club believed they had signed a hugely talented attacker as he had scored over 100 goals as an U10 for his first club Rot-Weiss Walldorf.

"He played attacker or central midfield back then," his dad Georg told Spox in August. While Sule added:…