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@rk_fc’s Chelsea
@rk_fc took Chelsea back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 21 major trophies. The real Chelsea won nine in the same nine seasons.
They spent £799m of the budget on 30 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £319.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Son Heung-min (£91.5m, 2017), Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009) and Wayne Rooney (£72m, 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 · FA Cup
That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 12 more for £319.5m. Champions with 94 points, 6 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 85 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man United in the final on penalties. Lost the League Cup final to Liverpool. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 2-4 Chelsea.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Wayne Rooney
£72m
Dimitar Berbatov
£36m
Marouane Fellaini
£25.5m
Carlos Tevez
£25m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Antonio Valencia
£16m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Pablo Zabaleta
£3.5m
Joe Hart
£3m
Gareth Bale
£2m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, David Silva and 3 more for £75m. Champions with 93 points, 12 points clear of Arsenal. Won 30, drew 3, lost 5; 89 scored, 26 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Porto. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-1 Man City.
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
Alex Song
£9.5m
Leighton Baines
£7m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed David de Gea for £22m. Champions with 93 points, 9 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 75 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth 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: Man City 0-1 Chelsea.
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 98 points, 2 points clear of Man United. Won 32, drew 2, lost 4; 81 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Bayern. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Chelsea.
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez and Wojciech Szczęsny for £57.5m. Champions with 97 points, 19 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 7, lost 1; 84 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 4-2 Man City.
Luis Suárez
£44m
Wojciech Szczęsny
£13.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho and John Stones for £44m and released 1. Champions with 98 points, a point clear of Arsenal. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 89 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Swansea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-1 Man City.
Philippe Coutinho
£34.5m
John Stones
£9.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and 1 more for £107m and released 2. Champions with 85 points, 4 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 7, lost 5; 69 scored, 32 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man United in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-1 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Virgil van Dijk
£11.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Eric Dier for £47.5m. Champions with 90 points, 12 points clear of Tottenham. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 77 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Watford in the final on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Son Heung-min and Ederson for £126.5m and released 2. Champions with 94 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 87 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City 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.
Son Heung-min
£91.5m
Ederson
£35m