The 23-year-old's affrontive nature, he was handed a red card against Brentford in April for lashing out at Nathan Collins off the ball, mirrors the temperament of out-of-favour Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson, who's received two red cards in his last two games for the Blues.

Had his life and career taken a different turn, Jamie Gittens might have been at Chelsea for more than a decade already. Instead, the 20-year-old winger is returning to a club he first joined at the age of eight with the chance to show supporters what they have been missing.

Chelsea have completed the signing of England international and Borussia Dortmund player Jamie Gittens, subject to an official announcement from the club.