Christian Pulisic wanted to give himself the best possible chance of fitting in at Chelsea from day one.
Aged 20 and moving from German side Borussia Dortmund to a Premier League club in London, for a fee of £58 million, is surely daunting. Yet the United States international set about making sure he was well-prepared for the challenge ahead.
His transfer was sealed in January and once Dortmund's campaign was over, he travelled to England to spend two days getting his new life in shape.
New signings, particularly from abroad, are given accommodation and drivers as par for the course, but Pulisic felt he should try to find his own identity as quickly as possible.