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@alfie_afcb’s Chelsea
@alfie_afcb took Chelsea back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 17 major trophies. The real Chelsea won nine in the same nine seasons.
They spent £898.5m of the budget on 34 players.
Two of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £241m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Riyad Mahrez (£111.5m, 2016), Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009) and Alexis Sánchez (£69m, 2015).
They were champions eight times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Ashley Young and 15 more for £241m. Champions with 96 points, 2 points clear of Man United. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 71 scored, 11 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Ashley Young
£30m
Mikel Arteta
£18m
Gaël Clichy
£14.5m
Jonny Evans
£10m
Darren Bent
£10m
Lucas
£10m
Theo Walcott
£9.5m
Leighton Baines
£9m
Nani
£9m
Ryan Babel
£8m
James Milner
£7m
Emiliano Insúa
£6.5m
Nikola Kalinić
£6m
Heurelho Gomes
£5.5m
Federico Macheda
£5m
Joe Hart
£3m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 96 points, 5 points clear of Man United. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 80 scored, 16 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 1 more for £87.5m and released 2. Champions with 100 points, 8 points clear of Man United. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 86 scored, 12 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 4-1 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
David de Gea
£22m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Luka Modrić and Luis Suárez for £46m and released 1. Champions with 92 points, 5 points clear of Man United. Won 30, drew 2, lost 6; 75 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man United in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 6-0 Reading.
Luka Modrić
£30m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Alex McCarthy for £3m and released 1. Champions with 91 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 80 scored, 20 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 1-0 Man City.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Marcos Rojo and Laurent Koscielny for £29m and released 2. Champions with 102 points, 11 points clear of Man City. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 97 scored, 13 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-5 Chelsea.
Marcos Rojo
£16m
Laurent Koscielny
£13m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez, Harry Kane and 1 more for £141.5m and released 3. Champions with 87 points, 20 points clear of Man City. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 73 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-1 Man City.
Alexis Sánchez
£69m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Nicolás Otamendi
£32m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Riyad Mahrez, Romelu Lukaku and 1 more for £214.5m and released 3. Champions with 95 points, 11 points clear of Liverpool. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 94 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Middlesbrough in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Chelsea.
Riyad Mahrez
£111.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£55.5m
John Stones
£47.5m
2017/18
Premier League
2nd
League Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling, Roberto Firmino and 1 more for £136m and released 3. 2nd in the Premier League with 86 points, 5 points behind Man City. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 72 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Bournemouth 0-5 Chelsea.
Raheem Sterling
£63m
Roberto Firmino
£44.5m
Joshua King
£28.5m