He takes Chelsea to the next level

Chelsea and Jose Mourinho have never exactly been renowned for their sexy football, but the Blues boss may have just found the missing cog in his free flowing machine.

Cesc spent long enough at Barcelona to know how to thrill the crowd and is clever enough to know when to turn it on and when to make sure that his team are shutting up shop.

He actually makes Mourinho’s Chelsea more than winners. He makes them watchable.