Amid the panic, hustle and bustle of deadline day, Chelsea letting go of one of their biggest recent hopes will have gone under the radar.
With Billy Gilmour agreeing a £9million deal with Brighton, Ethan Ampadu heading to Spezia and plenty of incoming drama with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Edson Alvarez occupying most of the attention, a player once billed as the 'next Virgil van Dijk' quietly announced his own departure from the club.
After being one of the most high-profile 18-year-old signings in 2020, Xavier Mbuyamba's Chelsea career never got started and now he will be heading back to the Netherlands in order to develop as a player.
