CHELSEA’S big-hearted stars gave Wimbledon rookie Ryan McLean a night to remember despite knocking his team out of the EFL Cup last week.
The Dons’ winger was presented with the matchday shirt of Raheem Sterling even though the four-times Premier League champion was not playing.
And at the final whistle, McLean, 23, swapped tops with £115m British record-signing Moises Caicedo.
Shocked McLean, who was working in IT recruitment just two months ago, said: “What was most surprising was that Moises asked for mine too.”
Sterling learned of McLean’s wish after the former non-League part-timer spoke exclusively to SunSport.
The ex-Man City wideman was not even in the stadium but made sure the extraordinary gift got delivered.
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McLean said: “I got to Stamford Bridge, walked into our dressing room and our kit man suddenly handed me Raheem’s top. He said ‘how did you pull that off?!
“I was blown away because he wasn’t even in the squad.”
McLean only played the last minute as a sub for the League Two minnows in the narrow 2-1 defeat against the mega bucks Premier League side.
He said: “At the end I shook hands with Moises and asked for his shirt.
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“He said ‘sure, but down the tunnel’. What a show of respect for him to ask for mine too. A lot of the lads form both teams were doing it.
“I am going to frame them both. I also have my shirt from my debut. It’s going to be quite a collection.”
Wimbledon sit fifth in League Two after two wins and four draws from their opening six games.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
