John Obi Mikel has issued a public warning to Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso, urging him to give young forward Estevao a more meaningful role before frustration drives the teenager out of Stamford Bridge.

Estevao has struggled to nail down a regular starting berth in Chelsea's attack, where he sits behind established names such as Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, and Joao Pedro. Despite that stiff competition, Mikel believes the solution does not have to start with a place in the first eleven.