Chelsea legend Didier Drogba admits that a Tottenham Hotspur man is quickly becoming his new favourite.

At the start of the season, one Tottenham Hotspur attacker has been getting more praise from the media than any other, and it is richly deserved.

The Spurs star in question sits at the top of the tree across Europe in completed dribbles and is continuing to improve with each outing.

Most Tottenham supporters would have already guessed that we are talking about Mohammed Kudus, who has been named in WhoScored’s Premier League Team of the Season so far, and the winger now has a new fan.

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There is no love lost between Chelsea and Spurs, which is why it is considered almost blasphemous for a Blues legend to express his admiration for a Tottenham player.

However, despite this, Drogba has now admitted that Kudus is now his favourite African star in the Premier League.

When asked which African players in the Premier League have caught his eye, Drogba said to SportyTV: “I like Kudus. I used to like Jackson because I see a lot of similarities between his debut at Chelsea – unfortunately, it was a difficult time for him there.

“And of course, I can’t forget...