Chelsea news: Ross Barkley outlines Eden Hazard aspirations ahead of debut
CHELSEA new-boy Ross Barkley has spoken out about team-mate Eden Hazard.
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Barkley joined Chelsea in a surprise £15million switch earlier this month.
And he could be set to make his debut against Brighton this afternoon (12.30pm).
The England international will likely line-up alongside Belgium international Hazard, who is one of the best players in the Premier League.
And the 24-year-old hopes now that he has moved to west London he will also be able to reach the paying levels of the winger.
"You can't put many players up there with Hazard, he is unbelievable,” Barkley said.
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I am not the same type of player but if I could get anywhere near his level now I would be made up.
“He is up there with the best in the world.
“I have been training here for a couple of weeks and you can see how sharp he is.
"I am not the same type of player but if I could get anywhere near his level now I would be made up."
Barkley has only recently recovered from injury and adds that he is “obsessed” with becoming one of the best players in the world.
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"I am obsessed with improving,” he added.
“I want to get to a level where I am regarded as one of the best and coming to a club like Chelsea gives me the right platform to improve.
"I want to be regarded as a world-class midfielder.
“At the moment I have a lot of potential and a lot of world-class attributes and I want to showcase that at a massive club like Chelsea and win things and be regarded as a top-quality player.”
