The sad story of Jacob Mellis
Former Chelsea academy player is now homeless after clearly battling an addiction
![Mail Sport] Jacob Mellis was a Chelsea wonderkid destined for the big stage... at 32, he's now homeless : r/chelseafc](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MnGE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd93f9112-581b-47a6-99ab-2f647118ff17_636x382.jpeg "Mail Sport] Jacob Mellis was a Chelsea wonderkid destined for the big stage... at 32, he's now homeless : r/chelseafc")
I wanted to highlight this story on here because I haven’t seen much on it, and it needs more light shining on it.
The rollercoaster story of Jacob Mellis reminds me of how quickly fortunes can change…
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