The bosses at Chelsea football club are so worried about the mental state of their star player, Ashley Cole, that they have sent a psychiatrist over to check him.

After Ashley was uncovered as a cheat and Cheryl announced the couple were separating, the footballer has been on his phone constantly in an attempt to reconcile with the Girls Aloud star.

According to the Sun, Roman Abramovich was worried about Ashley after he received bizarre reports about his behaviour.

Sources have told the newspaper that the 29-year-old has been miserable and depressed since he arrived at the clinic more than a week ago – he has even grown an unattractive beard...

Apparently the star found out a shrink was coming to assess him and immediately shaved and trimmed his hair to make a good impression.

"He knew the results would go straight back to the top and he wanted them to be positive."

A spokesman for Chelsea said told the Sun: "It is a very normal procedure. We have a duty of care to all our players and we regularly send members of our medical team to help them get fit, especially those undergoing long-term treatment."

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