Chelsea confronted with Phillipe Coutinho dilemma that is key to Thomas Tuchel's title dream

As the full-time whistle blew he knew he had become a Chelsea legend.

With the sound of the fans engulfed in delirious celebration, limbs running in several directions and the sound of "Freed from Desire" by Gala started to play over the speakers, Jorginho burst into tears of happiness. This was the pure vindication of years of sacrifice, hard work and adversity.

No matter what happened beyond the 29th May in Porto, Jorginho would always be remembered as one of the Chelsea heroes who won a European Cup, only the second in the club's history. That night, the Italian had defined his legacy in SW6.

What followed was arguably grander heights. Winning the Euro's with his nation at Wembley two months later, then being named UEFA Men's Player of the Year in September and was in the top three of December's Ballon d'Or ceremony.

That last paragraph in addition to the Champions League crown would have probably sounded fanciful at the beginning of 2021 when Jorginho's Chelsea career was far from certain and major doubts lingered over his capability to produce high-quality performances against the strongest opposition.

Like we can do when reflecting on several Chelsea players over the past year, Thomas Tuchel changed that.

Now the Italian is widely recognised as one of the continent's best midfielders and his value to Chelsea has not been higher.

Now as we begin 2022, a year that could see a very different shift for Jorginho, Juventus 'will do everything' to sign the 30-year-old according to TuttoMercatoWeb.

The upcoming summer will be definitive in many ways for Chelsea but central midfield feels like a particular area of interest where Marina Granovskaia will be tasked with either consolidating what she has or making a