Remember Adrien Rabiot? The curly-haired midfielder has gone off the radar in recent months after being placed in exile at Paris Saint-Germain.
The Frenchman dared to take on the Ligue 1 champions when it came to his future as he refused to commit to a new deal.
Not only has he not kicked a ball in 2019, Rabiot has not been involved in PSG's matchday squads but yet, he remains one of the most exciting free agent options this summer.
Adrien Rabiot is close to ending his nightmare exile at Paris Saint-Germain with his contract up
The tough-tackling midfielder will not be short of suitors despite not playing so far this year
Rabiot began to turn heads when he broke through into the first-team at PSG under Carlo Ancelotti with a host of European giants, including Barcelona, Juventus and Tottenham, monitoring his performances.
But since turning down a new deal earlier in the season, Rabiot has had a miserable time of it in Paris.
As well as finding himself in some sort of matchday exile, he was handed a two-week suspension back in March for his conduct after PSG's dramatic Champions League exit to Manchester United.
The club were unhappy he was seen partying in a nightclub in the hours after the defeat and also liking a tweet from former United defender Patrice Evra which celebrated PSG's acrimonious exit.
Rabiot's issues date back to 2014 under Laurent Blanc when his mother and agent showed her steeliness after finding her son dropped from the side.
According to the Guardian, Veronique, Rabiot's mum, voiced her annoyance at the manager's decision when they came face-to-face in a car park outside the ground.
The French midfielder has not been in a matchday squad since opting against a new PSG deal
Rabiot has caught the eye in recent years for his ability to drive through midfield box-to-box
Only weeks later he had a new deal but many in Paris sensed the agent-club dynamic was far from serene.
Rabiot continued his ascent under Unai Emery as he began to stamp his authority in a side that featured Marco Verratti and Blaise Matuidi.
A box-to-box midfielder with a gangly frame, the potential for him to recapture that form is bound to see clubs fight for his signature this summer.
Barcelona lodged an offer last summer - swiftly rejected by PSG - and it was soon after that the 'war' began. The club's passionate ultras booed his name and showed off banners voicing their anger at a player they felt was showing an ego too big for the club.
He reiterated in December that he would not be signing a new deal and since then, he has not been seen.
Then came his furore at international level which led to an exile from Les Bleus.
Rabiot was so affronted by Didier Deschamps' decision to
