Unlike most, Cesc Fabregas has not come to northern Italy's lakes to wind down. If anything, he is just getting started.
The 35-year-old caught the footballing world off guard this summer when he packed up his Premier League, LaLiga and World Cup winners medals and headed for Serie B and little-known Como. There is, however, method in the apparent madness.
Fabregas is looking to the next leg of his career, embarking on that well-trodden path from player to coach. In Italy’s second tier, he feels he has found the perfect learning environment.