Kasper Hjulmand assures ‘superb’ Eliesse Ben Seghir (20) of playing timeEliesse Ben Seghir (20) has struggled for minutes since joining Bayer Leverkusen from AS Monaco for €32m in the latter stages of the summer transfer window, but Kasper Hjulmand assured the Moroccan attacker that his time will come.“Eli will get his chance,” said the Dane. “He’s a superb player. I think the time is right for Eli. It’s just a matter of time.”The former France youth international has played just 324 minutes across 11 games in all competitions for Die Werkself this season, and is yet to return a single goal contribution.Will Claudio Echeverri’s potential departure carve a way for Eliesse Ben Seghir?Bit-part loanee Claudio Echeverri (19) is ahead of Ben Seghir, coming on against Borussia Dortmund when trailing 2-1 on Matchday 12 – although the Argentine is set to return to Manchester City in January with all parties unhappy with the player’s current situation in Germany.Whether Echeverri’s return to his parent club carves a path for Ben Seghir in the first team remains to be seen as Martin Terrier, who returned from injury, started for the first time this season in Bayer’s 1-0 win over Dortmund in the DFB Pokal.GGFN | Daniel Pinder