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@boss’s Chelsea

17 £403.5m 34 signings

@boss 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 £403.5m of the budget on 34 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

The first summer did most of the work: £324m in 2009, 80% of everything they spent. The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009) and Samir Nasri (£35m, 2009).

They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Season by season

2009/10

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 23 more for £324m. Champions with 97 points, 9 points clear of Arsenal. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 89 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man United in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-4 Chelsea.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m
Wayne Rooney £72m
Samir Nasri £35m
Marouane Fellaini £25.5m
Cesc Fàbregas £17m
Javier Mascherano £16.5m
Darren Bent £10m
Jonny Evans £10m
Theo Walcott £9.5m
Rafael £9m
James Milner £7m
Micah Richards £5m
Kyle Walker £5m
Danny Welbeck £4m
Andy Carroll £3.5m
Joe Hart £3m
Jack Rodwell £3m
Gareth Bale £2m
Chris Smalling £1.5m
Ramsey £1.5m
Jason Steele £1m
Jordan Henderson £1m
Kasper Schmeichel £1m
Chris Wood £500k
Danny Rose £500k

2010/11

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 84 points, 9 points clear of Arsenal. Won 24, drew 12, lost 2; 74 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Man United in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-2 Man City.

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Paul Pogba for £1.5m and released 1. Champions with 95 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 90 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man United in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Dortmund. Match of the season: Man City 2-4 Chelsea.

Paul Pogba £1.5m

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title

That summer they signed David de Gea, Raheem Sterling and 1 more for £24m and released 3. Champions with 90 points, 2 points clear of Man United. Won 27, drew 9, lost 2; 83 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 6-1 Everton.

David de Gea £22m
Raheem Sterling £1m
Harry Kane £1m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Romelu Lukaku and Luke Shaw for £38.5m and released 2. Champions with 97 points, 8 points clear of Liverpool. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 88 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Chelsea.

Romelu Lukaku £32.5m
Luke Shaw £6m

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed John Stones and Eric Dier for £13.5m and released 2. Champions with 103 points, 15 points clear of Man City. Won 33, drew 4, lost 1; 100 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating West Ham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-2 Man City.

John Stones £9.5m
Eric Dier £4m

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Jack Grealish for £2m and released 1. Champions with 95 points, 11 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 8, lost 1; 90 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the group stage. Match of the season: Chelsea 1-0 Man City.

Jack Grealish £2m

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 86 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 5, lost 6; 77 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 5-0 Watford.

2017/18

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 96 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 87 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Stoke City 1-7 Chelsea.

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