After a summer spent winning silverware, perhaps it was fitting that Jorginho returned to Chelsea's training ground recently with silver hair.
"Terrible," remarked team-mate Hakim Ziyech, but it highlighted the midfielder's almost untouchable confidence following a halcyon period where he became the king of Europe.
Last month the Italy international became only the 11th player to win a Champions League and European Championship in the same season, adding to a remarkable journey that has taken him from the beaches of Brazil to a famous Wembley win.
He has since completed a European hat-trick in the space of 74 days by winning the Super Cup against Villarreal in Belfast last week.