Nathan Ake is delighted with his progress at Chelsea.

Ake's development has impressed the staff at Cobham, and he has been able to gain experience from training with the first team group when their numbers have been depleted.

"I've trained with the first team six times and it has been really good, it's great to see the highest level and it's much quicker," he told chelseafc.com. "It's good to see because you know where you have to go and it helps you learn. I don't think it makes the youth level any easier though, it's just good to have that experience.

"In all I think it has gone very well for me this season, I settled in quite well and it hasn't been too difficult getting used to English football, I think I have an English style and I like everything here.

"With the national team we play a little bit differently, more long balls, whereas Chelsea is short, quick play and I like it a lot."