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Edouard Mendy: The unemployed outcast who became one of world's best at Chelsea

Edouard Mendy had a relatively low profile when he arrived at Chelsea in September 2020 as competition for the world's most expensive goalkeeper.

The Senegal international was even viewed by some as a temporary alternative to the error-prone Kepa Arrizabalaga, with his £22m move from Rennes a fraction of the £71m outlaid on the Spaniard.

But a little more than 12 months on, Mendy has a Champions League winners medal and is the man behind the Premier League's meanest defence.

And his form has even earned him a major upgrade in the latest ratings update on Fifa22.