He helped win four trophies and scored the winner in the 1998 European Cup Winners' Cup final just seconds after coming on as substitute. In all, Franco scored 80 goals in 312 games, with many of them being spectacular efforts. You can watch the lot below!

Goals that will live long in the memory include a mid-air back-flick against Norwich City, an effort against Manchester United that left opposition goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel motionless and a brilliant turn and shot in a 1997 FA Cup semi-final win over Wimbledon.

Above all, Franco always played football as if he enjoyed it and was almost universally popular amongst opposition fans.

Zola did suffer a dip in form during the 2001/02 season but returned strongly the following season, scoring 16 times as we qualified for the Champions League.

He scored his last goal for Chelsea on Easter Monday 2003 and in his final appearance came on for the last 20 minutes of a win over Liverpool that saw us claim fourth place and with it, Champions League qualification. It was a truly fitting finale to a glorious Chelsea career.