ROSS BARKLEY was decked out in WWE gear in the Chelsea changing room as the midfielder dressed up as superstar John Cena.
The England international – who has the same distinctive buzz-cut as Cena – was wearing a headband and WWE title belt.
Ross Barkley was decked out in WWE gear as the midfielder dressed up as superstar John CenaCredit: Instagram @masonmount10
Barkley was given a Cena headband and WWE title belt as Mount caught the practical joke on camera and posted it to his InstagramCredit: Instagram @masonmount10
Cena has the same distinctive buzz-cut as Chelsea ace BarkleyCredit: WWE
Barkley received the gift as a Secret Santa present, and Mount caught the practical joke on camera and posted it to his Instagram.
Barkley was tagged in the post, along with a headshot of the wrestling legend.
The Chelsea stars are still beaming from their derby victory against Tottenham on Sunday as they beat Jose Mourinho’s men 2-0.
But they were already back in Cobham on Christmas Eve as they prepare to host Southampton on Boxing Day.
The stars posed with their Secret Santa gifts, including N’Golo Kante in a Pokemon Pikachu hat.
Reece James was holding a kids’ punch bag, and Cesar Azpilicueta has a soldier’s dressing up costume.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek has boxing gloves, and Kepa Arrizabalaga is carrying a bunch of flowers.
The Blues already enjoyed an early turkey dinner as the players got in the festive mood days before their tasty win at Spurs.
Barkley and the Chelsea stars pose with their Secret Santa gifts including N’Golo Kante in a Pokemon Pikachu hat
Willian was the star of the show as he netted a double to lift Chelsea five points clear of nearest rivals Sheffield United with Frank Lampard’s side on course for Champions League qualification.
The Brazilian winger, 31, is out of contract in the summer and has often been singled out for criticism by Blues fans in the past few months.
But Willian has told Sky Sports he wants to remain at the club until he’s 40 on the back of his match-winning performance against Spurs.
Willian has been at Chelsea since 2013 and has gone on to make 315 appearances for the club, scoring 57 times and winning two Premier League crowns to with the 2018-19 Europa League.
However, his future – along with fellow veteran winger Pedro – appears to be up in the air.
With their contracts up in June, they could leave on a free transfer or even start pre-contract negotiations with other clubs next month.
Callum Hudson-Odoi looked excited to tuck into his Christmas dinnerCredit: Instagram @chelseafc
Pulisic and Jorginho shared a chuckle as they served upCredit: Instagram @chelseafc
Blues manager Frank Lampard greeted his staff at CobhamCredit: Instagram @chelseafc
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
