Chelsea news: Blues icon set to make rare appearance as Club World Cup request approved

Hear are all your Chelsea on Thursday morning.

Michael Ballack is set to make a return but not to the football pitch, the Daily Mail have reported.

The German midfielder is set to appear on the German version of Dragon's Den to pitch a business idea in front of a star-studded panel which includes F1 legend Nico Rosberg.

Ballack, who made close to 500 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Chelsea in his legendary career, has mainly been working as a pundit for ESPN since hanging up his boots in 2012.

But now the former Germany midfielder is trying his hand in the world of business, as broadcasters Vox have revealed he will be appearing on the country's version of Dragon's Den in April.

Chelsea are set to be able to don their golden FIFA Club World Cup badge for the rest of the Premier League season amid initial thoughts that this would not be the case.

The Blues have now recalibrated from their time in Abu Dhabi as they have since played in the Premier League and Champions League, respectively, against Crystal Palace and most recently Lille.

However, the memories of the Middle East will still linger on the agenda for the players and fans alike who will remember the experience for a very long time after the historic win against Palmeiras.

Punditry duo and former Premier League icons Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry have given their verdicts on where they see Romelu Lukaku's future.

Lukaku, 28, was the main topic of Tuchel's press conference for the round of 16 tie due to the fact that he only made seven touches in the win over Crystal Palace at the weekend.

His ineffectiveness in that contest cost him his position in Tuesday night's starting XI as the German decided to opt for Kai Havertz in his