In the summer of 2012, European champions Chelsea were in the midst of a busy transfer window, signing the likes of Eden Hazard, Oscar and Victor Moses.
While promising youngsters Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku had returned to Stamford Bridge following successful loan spells and were hoping to get their chance in the first team.
Meanwhile, as the window neared its end the Blues swooped for the 22-year-old Spaniard Cesar Azpilicueta in a move that was deemed to be nothing more than an addendum to the statement-making business they'd already conducted.