Tammy Abraham can be as good as Didier Drogba, according to Claude Makelele

The 20-year-old is currently on loan at Swansea following an impressive spell at Bristol City last season, where he scored 26 goals.

And Makelele thinks with the right attitude, he could become as good as his former team-mate Didier Drogba.

“He’s young and he has time on his side,” he told the Evening Standard.

“He wants to be one of the best strikers in the Premier League. He gets an example in the way Drogba and Eto’o play, but to do that he must work like they did.

“Can he play for Chelsea? I hope so. He needs to be successful with Swansea first and learn more and more to come back and push for Antonio Conte’s team. It’s going to be difficult.”

Abraham has scored three goals in his first nine games for Swansea but has been unable to stop them slipping into the bottom three.

As assistant manager at Swansea, Makelele works with Abraham on a daily basis and believes he has all the attributes to help them climb back up the table.

He added: “He needs to adapt very well but we will push him. He has to show the ambition to reach the top.

“I tell him to do everything: run, fight. Some young players think about dribbling but they need to understand about their team-mates.

Claude Makelele has been the assistant manager at Swansea since January

“He is fast. Go in space and you’ll make the difference for your team-mates. It all depends on him.

“He’s good. But he has to push himself and learn more. Then he can be one of the best strikers in the Premier League.”

Swansea return to action next weekend when they host newly-promoted Huddersfield Town at the Liberty Stadium.