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'It's been very difficult to integrate him': Frank Lampard says it has been tough to get £36m summer signing Hakim Ziyech match-fit after knee injury due to coronavirus guidelines

Frank Lampard has admitted it has been 'difficult to integrate' Hakim Ziyech into the Chelsea team.

The £36m summer signing has only played 46 minutes so far this season due to a knee injury he sustained in a pre-season game with Brighton.

Ziyech is back in training and featured during the club's last two matches against Southampton and Sevilla, but his progress back to fitness has been hampered due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Hakim Ziyech has played just 46 minutes after his recovery from a pre-season knee injury

Frank Lampard admits it has been difficult to 'integrate' the Moroccan back into the team

Chelsea's coronavirus bubbles prevents the first-team squad from mixing with the Under-23s in behind closed doors games.