Sol Campbell: People haven’t seen my best – judge me once I’ve been given a proper chance

Sol Campbell has arranged to meet at a restaurant on Kings Road in London.

Only there are no diners. No tables either. Indeed Campbell has to produce a bunch of keys to access the premises before explaining that a once uber-cool eatery was a casualty of Covid-19.

It turns out, however, that Campbell is not a restaurateur lamenting lost covers but a landlord now seeking a new tenant. A smart space continues to look like a shrewd investment.

But we are not here to talk about Campbell the entrepreneur. No, he wants to talk about Campbell the football manager, even if right now this boss in Chelsea appears to be a long way from being the boss at Chelsea.

It was only a few weeks