Timo Werner is going to be a 'huge player' for Chelsea in the coming years.
That's the verdict of Blues boss Frank Lampard, who was speaking about the German forward in his press conference on Monday lunchtime.
The £45m summer signing from RB Leipzig had a slow start to his Chelsea career and didn't score in the league until the middle of October.
However, he is starting to find his form though and has 12 goals to his name for club and country in 2020/21.
Although he has failed to find the net in the past five matches, Lampard says he is not concerned with his star forward and is backing him to come good in the weeks and months.
"I have no worries about Timo," said Lampard prior to Tuesday night's Champions League clash with Russian outfit Krasnodar at Stamford Bridge.
"He has made a big impact already. He has created chances and he is going to be a huge player for this club.
"I don't think that the Spain/Germany game (a 6-0 defeat for the latter) had an impact on him, it's just a small moment."
Werner was praised for his role in the Blues' third goal during their win over Leeds United on Saturday night.
The German helped round off the scoring when he supplied the assist for Christian Pulisic in a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge.
Olivier Giroud and Kurt Zouma also got on the scoresheet as Lampard's side completed a fine comeback win against Marcelo Bielsa's Whites.
Pundit and former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green highlighted the work of Werner though for his contribution to the final goal on the night.
You've got to give credit to Timo Werner," he said on Sky Sports.
“He struggled in front of goal and we laughed at half time with the opportunities he had.
“We criticised Manchester United with the willingness to run-in behind.
"But he ran in front of Frank Lampard in the dugout in the 93rd minute against a team that are the fittest team in the league, and showed composure at the end of it to put that perfectly weighted cross in [for Pulisic].”
