Additional reporting by Gabriele Marcotti and Tor-Kristian Karlsen.
Twenty-two minutes into Chelsea's new Premier League season, the fans at Stamford Bridge roused themselves into a chant after their team fell 1-0 down to Manchester City.
"Conor Gallagher," they sang. Not the team's name. Not their new manager. Not even one of the players signed at an outlay of more than £1.2 billion since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of the club in May 2022.
Gallagher is an academy graduate with a genuine affinity for Chelsea.