Chelsea owner Todd Boehly was pictured enjoying dinner with TV presenter James Corden in Mayfair on Monday night, after falling behind Barcelona in the race to sign 23-year-old defender Jules Kounde.
The American businessmen, who has already overseen the blockbuster signings of Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly this month, was hoping to add Kounde to Thomas Tuchel's squad after agreeing a £55m deal with Sevilla last week.
But Barcelona managed to find sufficient funds to launch a late swoop on Monday, taking pole position to scupper Chelsea's plans.
The pair were joined by Clearlake Capital cofounder Behdad Eghbali (left) at Scott's restaurant
Perhaps in a bid to lighten his spirits, Boehly joined Corden at Scott's restaurant alongside Clearlake Capital cofounder Behdad Eghbali yesterday evening.