Gets you thinking, though, doesn’t it. It’s a reminder, if reminder were needed, that Chelsea are an investment opportunity to owners who don’t really actually care about anything beyond the financial success of their ‘portfolio company’.

After playing a pivotal role in Chelsea’s Club World Cup triumph, Cole Palmer has used his time off to reconnect with his heritage as he travelled to the island of St Kitts in the Caribbean. The island is the birthplace of his grandfather,

I was a bit confused,” said Chelsea soccer star Cole Palmer after the president neglected to leave the stage following the trophy presentation ceremony.