All week Chelsea have been stressing the importance of the Club World Cup, how it remains the only major trophy to have eluded them and why letting it slip again could lead to long-time regrets.
For Jorginho, a win over Palmeiras at Mohammed Bin Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi tomorrow night would also cap off a remarkable nine months in which he already has the rare distinction of being a European champion in club and international football.
But there is another motivation for the midfielder as he revealed during this afternoon’s pre-match press conference that before moving to Italy as a teenager he had trials with Palmeiras only to be told he was not good enough.
