Chelsea fullback Ian Maatsen feels he's in the best moment of his career at Burnley.

Maatsen has been a revelation for the Clarets as Vincent Kompany has guided them towards an instant return to the Premier League after persuading the 20-year-old to join him at Turf Moor on a year-long loan from Chelsea.

He said: “In Vincent Kompany we have a great coach - but he is also really important for us all as individuals. I have great conversations with him. We sit and talk together quite a lot.

“We speak in Dutch because it is our mutual language, but on all other occasions it is in English. The manager tells me about many things in life that he experienced at a young age.

“How things can change for you when you shoot to a higher level in your career, how you suddenly find yourself in the spotlight, and how I have to deal with that. It is really cool to experience this with him."

Maatsen was unsure about taking up loan offers from lower division clubs until a chat with Manchester City''s former Chelsea defender Nathan Ake convinced him the experience would help him thrive.

He revealed: “When it was time to make a decision about staying at Chelsea or moving to a loan club in another division, I sent messages to Nathan Ake. He had also been loaned out by Chelsea at the beginning. I asked him about his experiences and he said it had done him good.

"Nathan said 'Are you going to play all the games at Chelsea in the Premier League? No you are not. So you have to make sure you get to the top via other ways.'

“That was a strong message from Nathan. At Chelsea, I trained with the first team every day. Maurizio Sarri had constant words of praise and Frank Lampard gave me my debut. But I really needed matches."