Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho's personal touch was enough to convince then Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas to move to Stamford Bridge over the summer.
The Daily Mail says Mourinho flew to Spain to meet Fabregas days after Barcelona's final La Liga game of the season against Atletico Madrid on May 17. The Spain midfielder was blown away by the gesture.
Mourinho made Fabregas feel special again, a wanted man after three largely frustrating years in the shadow of his great friend Lionel Messi.
Mourinho's pitch to Fabregas, the promise of a position of his own in Chelsea's midfield and the prospect of being the link man for Diego Costa, convinced him to return to London.
