Chelsea's latest arrival, Tiemoue Bakayoko, has hailed former Blues stars Didier Drogba and Claude Makelele as two major influences in his career.
Bakayoko has joined the Premier League champions from Monaco in a deal worth a reported £40million and is already saying all the right things to get supporters excited.
Aspiring Chelsea midfielders can have few better role models than Makelele, now assistant coach at Swansea but formerly winner of two league titles and three major cups at Stamford Bridge.
Makelele was technical director at the principality club during Bakayoko's formative years, becoming something of a mentor to the 22-year-old as he developed from prospect to mainstay.