Chelsea youngster Izzy Brown has spoken about the praise he once received from then Blues boss Jose Mourinho.
Brown was a teenager sharing a room with the likes of Dominic Solanke and Lewis Baker on the club's pre-season tour in 2014.
Mourinho spoke highly of the trio, saying they could be future stars for the club.
While things did not pan out as planned, Brown still recalls those words from Jose and how they impacted him at the time.
He told The Sun: "Dominic was like: 'Izzy, did you see what Jose said?'
"We didn't pay too much attention to it at the time. We were only 16 or 17 and thought England was a long way away.
"We appreciated that one of the best managers in the world said that about us, but all we cared about was first team football.
"That was enough of an accomplishment for us."