Tyrique George is practically a collector’s item at Chelsea – a 19-year-old from their Cobham production line who cracked first team football without needing any loans.
Reece James, Levi Colwill, Trevoh Chalobah, Conor Gallagher, Mason Mount, Dominic Solanke, Fikayo Tomori, Tammy Abraham – we could go on – they all went elsewhere for the experience.
But not George.
Permanently promoted midway through last season, he went straight from the Under 21s into Enzo Maresca’s side, and scored the third goal in their 3-0 Club World Cup win over ES Tunis as they reached the last 16 here in the United States.