Chelsea defender Jorrel Hato has paid high praise to in-form Blues wonderkid Estevao Willian after his performance in the win over Ajax last night.

Chelsea thrashed their Champions League opponents 5-1 at Stamford Bridge, with Estevao among the scorers in this youthful CFC side.

Enzo Maresca made a lot of changes from the line up he used in his last Premier League match, and it saw Chelsea have three different teenagers on the score sheet.

Estevao really stole the show, though, and Hato hailed him as a “great player” when he spoke in the mixed zone after the game.

Watch below as Hato said he hadn’t seen anyone that good at that age, apart from perhaps Lamine Yamal…

? Jorrel Hato: "Have I seen a teenager as good as Estevao? Maybe Lamine Yamal…" ?? pic.twitter.com/hIXhEz5trU

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“He was really good today again,” Hato said of Estevao.

“Very young, he’s even younger than me, but such a great player.

“Have I seen another teenager like this? Maybe Lamine Yamal, but I cannot name other names.”

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