Chelsea raised plenty of eyebrows last summer when they decided to take advantage of a market opportunity and signed Alejandro Garnacho from Premier League rivals Manchester United for £40m after he had been frozen out by Ruben Amorim. Ultimately, the transfer has proved to be a monumental waste of everyone's time (except United, who will be very happy with that return, on reflection).
The winger looked bereft of the confidence and verve that marked him out as such an exciting talent during his time at Old Trafford, failing to establish himself in Chelsea's starting XI under either Enzo Maresca or Liam Rosenior while delivering countless forgettable performances on the left flank.
The west Londoners are widely reported to be prepared to cut their losses already, but they will be very lucky to bring in the £43-£45m fee they are looking for.