There was a lot of excitement among Chelsea supporters in the summer of 2024 after the club’s transfer window.

Chelsea brought in the likes of Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jadon Sancho, players who arrived at Stamford Bridge with Premier League experience. However, in the end, only Neto has proven to be a success at Chelsea.

Felix and Dewsbury-Hall left west London after just one season, as did Sancho, although the winger was only at Chelsea on loan.

Glenn Hoddle confident Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall would get into Chelsea team

Things did not quite work out for Dewsbury-Hall at Chelsea, but the midfielder is now at Everton thriving. In fact, Dewsbury-Hall has done so well there that Glenn Hoddle is convinced that he could now play for Chelsea.

Speaking on Premier League Productions’ Generation xG show, the former England manager said: “I’ve liked him for a few years. Going to Chelsea was the wrong move at the end of the day. It’s easy to say that now, but I didn’t feel it was right at that time.

“If he went to Chelsea now, I think he’d be a different player at Chelsea. I’m not saying he should leave Everton, by the way. But I’m just saying that he’s ready now to go to maybe a Chelsea and go, ‘Listen, give me the ball. I’m the player that can make the difference and play with really, really good players week in and week out.'”

Midfield has been such an issue for Chelsea this season that Dewsbury-Hall probably would start for Xabi Alonso’s side right now. The 28-year-old has been playing as an attacking midfielder at Everton, but he can also be deployed as a box-to-box midfielder.

Jordan Henderson has not done a bad job when filling in this term. Henderson’s running stats have been impressive, but the England international is 36 now.

It says a lot that he has started in games against Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. Even he probably did not expect to have such a big role under Alonso.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s stats at Everton

Unlike at Chelsea, Dewsbury-Hall is getting an opportunity at Everton and has taken it. We are only 10 games into the Premier League season, but the Englishman has already surpassed the total number of minutes he accumulated at Chelsea back in the 2024/25 campaign.

He has scored more goals and equalled the number of assists he registered back then, which was only one. Dewsbury-Hall probably has improved since his stint at Chelsea, but perhaps he was always capable of producing what Everton supporters are seeing now. The former Leicester City man just did not get a chance at Stamford Bridge.

He at least won the Club World Cup and Conference League during his time at Chelsea. But in terms of individual performances, Dewsbury-Hall would have been desperate to show what he can do at the very top level of club football.