The situation at Chelsea is not dissimilar. Marc Cucurella is the clear first choice and playing well, but his back-up is the versatile Renato Veiga, who spent most of last season at Basel in midfield. Colwill is an option there, too, but is surely playing too well in the middle to risk a move.

Ben Chilwell admits he has ‘missed’ playing for Chelsea after the exiled defender finally made his first appearance under Enzo Maresca. The left-back was one of Chelsea’s ‘bomb squad’ stars, banished from the first-team over the summer by Maresca and told to find a new club.