| In / Out |
Player |
Position
| From / To |
Cost |
Verdict |
| In |
Mineiro |
Midfielder |
Free Agent |
Free |
Brought in as midfield cover as Essien is out for several months. |
| In |
Jose Bosingwa |
Defender |
Porto |
£16.2m |
An international level right-back. Perhaps seems to be a little overpriced but time will tell. |
| In |
Deco |
Midfielder |
Barcelona |
approx. £8m |
A very talented playmaker that has enjoyed a lot of success at Barcelona. |
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Carlo Cudicini |
Goalkeeper |
Tottenham |
Free |
Still one of the best keepers in the Premier League despite being no. 2 at the club. Lets hope that we bring in a good replacement. |
| Out |
Wayne Bridge |
Defender |
Man City |
£10m |
Never made the left back position his own after Ashley Cole arrived at the club. Still a very good left back who's departure can only weaken the squad. |
| Out |
Shaun Wright-Phillips |
Midfielder |
Man City |
£9m |
Showed flashes of brilliance but just had too much competition from other players to sustain a regular first team position. |
| Out |
Andriy Shevchenko |
Forward |
AC Milan |
Undisclosed |
An unsuccessful career at Stamford Bridge ends with "Sheva" going back to AC Milan. Never really had a good injury free run and was far too expensive at £30m. |
| Out |
Tal Ben Haim |
Defender |
Man City |
£6m |
Brought in as cover last season but never proved himself worthy of a starting line-up. Selling him for £6m is a good bit of business as he was signed on a free transfer. |
| Out |
Steve Sidwell |
Midfielder |
Aston Villa |
£5m |
Always a little out of his depth at Chelsea with only a handful of appearances last season. |
| Out |
Claude Makelele |
Midfielder |
Paris St Germain |
Free |
A fantastic player for Chelsea over the years but at 35 now you have to wonder how much longer he would have been able to play at the top level. |
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