Moises Caicedo compared to Chelsea legend N'Golo Kanté and tipped for a big honour for the club
Moisés Caicedo's excellent display against West Ham at the weekend was akin to a N'Golo Kanté-style performance.
That's according to Juan Obi Mikelwho has also predicted The blues The midfielder will become a key future leader for the club.
Caicedo He was crucial to Chelsea's success in their 3-0 away win against West Ham, as he assisted Nicolas Jackson for his second goal of the day.
The Ecuadorian international showed a much better performance compared to his last visit to the London Stadium, where he conceded a penalty in what was his debut with the Blues.
His performance shows how settled he is now at Chelsea, and former midfielder Mikel compared him to the legendary Kanté.
“The best game in a Chelsea shirt,” said his Obi One Podcast Co-host Chris McHardy and Mikel responded: “Yeah, it was everywhere.
“We talked about Moisés Caicedo and how much we think… Of course, he didn't start his career at Chelsea very well and, after a few games in his Chelsea career, he made a lot of mistakes.
“Everyone was asking, 'Why did we pay so much money for this kid?' Now we can see his performances at Brighton and things like that, absolutely fantastic player.
“On Saturday, everywhere. Not just interrupting the game, but also trying to connect, passing, everything.
“Now you can feel that this is the Moisés Caicedo that we all know and also when you look at him, when you look at him right now, you can see that there is a bit of confidence there.
“There's a bit of 'Ok, I play for Chelsea Football Club now, this is my team'. With the performances, with the way he conducts himself on the pitch, there's no kind of (ego)… Exactly!
“It's absolutely fantastic, I saw him there, he was everywhere. It's a bit like a Kante-style performance, all credit goes to Moisés and also to the manager for giving him so much confidence and making sure he believes in him.”
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Enzo Fernandez captained Chelsea against West Ham, with the club's designated captain Reece James still out with a hamstring problem.
Argentina international Fernandez has worn the Blues armband on two occasions this season but Mikel believes he could pass Caicedo in the long term.
“Now he has paid off with his performances and I think this is the guy who will eventually, probably, become the captain of the team,” Mikel added.
Despite being only his second season at Chelsea, Caicedo has played in 55 competitions.
He has started all five of their Premier League games this season, as well as their 2-0 Conference League qualifying first leg win over Servette.
Caicedo could be rested on Tuesday night when Chelsea host League Two side Barrow in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Live on talkSPORT 2.
