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'Everything feels right' - Ziyech ready for step up with Chelsea after rejecting big clubs in the past

Hakim Ziyech is confident that now is the right time to be joining Chelsea and fulfilling his Premier League dream as he looks to emulate the exploits of the likes of Didier Drogba and Dennis Bergkamp.

Chelsea agreed a €40 million (£37m/$43m) deal to sign Ziyech from Ajax earlier this year and the Morocco international does not anticipate any issues in moving to Stamford Bridge on July 1, despite the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the 2019-20 season.

Covid-19 has already led to the scrapping of the Eredivisie season, with Ziyech describing the decision not to award Ajax the title as ‘bullsh*t’.