Blues look inspired by the spirit of the Gael

LIFE IS anything but dull for Gael Kakuta; leaving one’s country of birth, learning a new language and trying to establish a fresh life and career at such a young age is difficult enough for any teen but to then hit the international headlines at the centre of potentially one of the biggest football contractual stories since Bosman is probably something he could have done without.

And how many 18-year-olds do you know who have been fined £750,000? Just in case this entire hullabaloo didn’t ensure that the spotlight was inexorably pointed towards the youngster, Ancelotti makes the statement that he is the best talent that he has seen at that age. No pressure then!

So when it was revealed Kakuta would be on the bench for our encounter with Wolves there was already a plethora of headlines waiting to be written. I bet many outside Stamford Bridge were hoping he’d be a failure.