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Tiemoue Bakayoko joined Chelsea from Monaco this summer for a fee of £40million and Chelsea legend Claude Makelele believes Bakayoko and N’Golo Kante are stronger together.

“I met him [Tiemoue Bakayoko] when I was working in Monaco and I pushed him to make that position his own,” Makelele told Standard Sport.

“He defends with such quality now.

“[Kante and Bakayoko] are so much stronger together.

“Kante runs a lot, Bakayoko is more of a dribbler, he’s more clever and powerful in possession.”