Sports Mole looks at the most expensive signings in Chelsea’s illustrious history.
Chelsea are currently preparing to make some significant additions during the summer transfer window, signings that they hope will be impactful in the long run.
However, as a result of being required to meet the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability regulations, as well as UEFA’s, supporters will not be expecting any fresh faces to break into the club’s top-10 most expensive transfers of all time.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at those signings in question, which have been split over the Roman Abramovich era and the co-ownership of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
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From: Borussia Dortmund
Date: July 1, 2019
Age at the time: 20
Chelsea appearances: 145
Chelsea goals: 26
Honours at Chelsea
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From: Real Madrid
Date: July 21, 2017
Age at the time: 25
Chelsea appearances: 72
Chelsea goals: 24
Honours at Chelsea
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From: Brighton & Hove Albion
Date: August 5, 2022
Age at the time: 24
Chelsea appearances: 59
Chelsea goals: 1
Honours at Chelsea
No silverware won.
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From: Bayer Leverkusen
Date: September 4, 2020
Age at the time: 21
Chelsea appearances: 139
Chelsea goals: 32
Honours at Chelsea
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From: Athletic Bilbao
Date: August 8, 2018
Age at the time: 23
Chelsea appearances: 163
Chelsea clean sheets: 59
Honours at Chelsea
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From: Leicester City
Date: August 31, 2022
Age at the time: 21
Chelsea appearances: 20
Chelsea goals: 2
Honours at Chelsea
No silverware won.
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From: Shakhtar Donetsk
Date: January 15, 2023
Age at the time: 22
Chelsea appearances: 58
Chelsea goals: 7
Honours at Chelsea
No silverware won.
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From: Inter Milan
Date: August 12, 2021
Age at the time: 28
Chelsea appearances: 44
Chelsea goals: 15
Honours at Chelsea
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From: Benfica
Date: January 31, 2023
Age at the time: 22
Chelsea appearances: 62
Chelsea goals: 7
Honours at Chelsea
No silverware won.
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From: Brighton & Hove Albion
Date: August 14, 2023
Age at the time: 21
Chelsea appearances: 48
Chelsea goals: 1
Honours at Chelsea
No silverware won.