Gary Cahill insists fans already love Diego Costa just as much as they loved Didier Drogba during his time at Chelsea.
Spain international Costa scored his 12th goal of the campaign in all competitions against West Bromwich Albion at the weekend and the 28-year-old is an early favourite to be awarded the PFA Player of the Year.
Chelsea legend Drogba netted 164 goals for the Blues across nine seasons in West London and Cahill even claims that Costa has proved a fantastic replacement for the former Ivory Coast star.
“Didier was a huge figure goal-scoring wise and also with his personality on and off the pitch,” Cahill told the Evening Standard.
“You need strikers like that and Diego has fitted in nicely. Since he’s been at the club, he’s scored goals but this season he’s on fire.
“Are the fans starting to love him like they loved Didier? Yes of course because he is banging goals in every week. He is winning us matches.
“At this moment he is right up there among the best in the world. The statistics don’t lie.”
By Drew Darbyshire (@DarbySports)
