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Chelsea boss Hiddink supports Vitesse partnership

Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink supports their partnership with Vitesse Arnhem.

Chelsea have several young players on-loan at Vitesse this season.

Hiddink told Chelsea magazine: "The Dutch league is a good place for learning at that age because it is a well-organised one, there is a lot of attention, beautiful stadiums and the training facilities are good.

"Players are professionally treated – it is of a lower level and it is good for them, when they are at a young age, to play many games – that is good for experience.

"Then they have to come back to, or make the step to, a higher level and experience a tougher league. Maybe when they are 22 or 23, they are more equipped to come back into the higher level of the Premier League."

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