Denis Zakaria has been tipped to transform his fortunes at Chelsea by former mentor Christoph Spycher. The 25-year-old was a deadline day signing, joining the Blues from Juventus on a season-long loan.
He was seemingly brought in by former boss Thomas Tuchel to provide cover for N'Golo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, with the west Londoners light in midfield. With the former's injury record in mind, Zakaria looked set to play a role of some capacity in Chelsea's season at this stage.
But, due to various factors out of his control - Loftus-Cheek impressing and the change of management - the Switzerland international is yet to feature for a single minute. Spycher, who guided Zakaria through the ranks at BSC Young Boys as a sporting director at the time, believes he may yet be given the opportunity to impress.
