Graeme Le Saux had a stand out career with Chelsea, first time round was not his most successful but when he joined for his second stint we were much improved.
Although Le Saux was signed as an 18-year-old from a junior club in Jersey in 1987 he was not introduced to the Chelsea faithful until the last game of the Second Division Championship winning season of 1988/89 to make his league debut.
Over the next four seasons he became a regular in the first-team squad but as many versatile players discover he was unable to cement a permanent position. He was on his way out after being substituted in a December 1992 game against Southampton in which he threw his shirt down in protest at the decision by current manager Ian Porterfield and stormed out of the ground. Three months later he was transferred to Blackburn for a low fee of £700,000.
This cheap price was again shown when he returned to Chelsea in 1997 for £5m, a record for an English defender. At Blackburn though, Le Saux’s career flourished. He gained a Championship winners’ medal and became an England regular.
Both Chelsea and Le Saux had matured and he remained at the club for a further six years playing a vital role in the team that won the League Cup, European Cup Winners’ Cup and FA Cup between 1998 and 2000, unfortunately, he was injured for the last two of those finals.
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