Kevin de Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Romelu Lukaku are generally seen as the three who got away for Chelsea. Each welcomed to Stamford Bridge during the early 2010s, the Belgium superstars and Salah had to venture elsewhere to become the world-renowned superstars they have since become.
And it doesn't take a genius to work out that it has fallen in Manchester City's favour. But where, exactly, does current Everton coach Rafa Benitez come into play?
Having progressed through the academy at Genk, playmaker De Bruyne returned to the same club on a temporary basis, while later cutting his teeth as a top-level professional in the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen.
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