It was one afternoon where, out of the blue, it was confirmed that Chelsea had hijacked Arsenal in the Raphinha transfer race. On social media, there was delirium amongst the Blues supporters who believed Todd Boehly had pulled off a masterstroke.
However, it was soon known that Barcelona was his dream destination and his agent Deco got to work and broke the Blues' fans hearts in the process by negotiating a big money transfer in a creative way for a club that was and still is cash-strapped.
Eventually, the 25-year-old got his wish and ended up moving to the Camp Nou, whilst Chelsea settled on Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The £47.5m man signed from Manchester City has been one of the standout performers so far of this campaign, whilst the jury is still out on the former Arsenal icon who has only played two games to date.
