Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel had no idea who Denis Zakaria was when he arrived on-loan from Juventus.
Owing to the frantic nature of Chelsea’s window, Tuchel actually failed to recognise the Swiss international straight away, says The Telegraph.
Fortunately, Tuchel avoided an embarrassment as he was then able to recognise the midfielder shortly after.
Zakaria was brought in on a last-minute loan transfer from Juventus in order to add depth to the squad’s midfield options.
And it took some time for Zakaria to make his debut, with it not coming until November 2 in the Champions League – by which time Tuchel had been replaced by Graham Potter.
However, the report adds that Tuchel had had “no input” in the transfer.
The former Borussia Dortmund coach had been involved in many of the main deals the club had participated in over the summer.
This included the likes of Raheem Sterling and Carney Chukwuemeka – with Tuchel speaking to the latter personally to convince him to sign with the club.