| In / Out |
Player |
Position
| From / To |
Cost |
Verdict |
| In |
Thibaut Courtois |
Goalkeeper |
Genk |
£7.9m |
The young 19 year old keeper has been sent to Athletico Madrid for a season long loan. Could be a very good keeper in the near future. |
| In |
Oriol Romeu |
Midfielder |
Barcelona |
£4.4m |
Another promising young 19 year old. In the squad for the season but not likely to feature much. One for the future. |
| In |
Romelu Lukaku |
Forward |
Anderlecht |
£20m |
Was the Belgian League's top scorer aged just 16. Now 18, the Drogba-like striker joins Chelsea. Could be very good indeed. |
| In |
Juan Mata |
Midfielder |
Valencia |
£26m |
Already won the World Cup with Spain, an exciting winger who will hopefully create as many goals as he scores. |
| In |
Ulises Davila |
Forward |
Chivas |
£undisclosed |
A mexican under 20 international who has signed a five year contract. Sent on loan to Vitesse Arnham for a season long loan. |
| In |
Raul Meireles |
Midfielder |
Liverpool |
£12m |
An attacking midfielder who hav worked with Villas-Boas before. A good squad member to have. |
| In |
Gary Cahill |
Defender |
Bolton |
£7m |
An experienced English Premier League defender who has previously been called up for England. Should be a very good signing with the likely departure of fellow defender Alex. |
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Michael Mancienne |
Defender |
Hamburg |
£3m |
Promising young defender who always seemed to be on loan and never quite made the first team squad. |
| Out |
Yury Zhirkov |
Defender |
Anzhi Makhachkala |
£13.2m |
A good left sided defender/midfielder. Lack of first team opportunities has lead to a transfer back to Russia. |
| Out |
Nicolas Anelka |
Forward |
Shanghai Shenhua |
£? |
Has been a good player for Chelsea over the years but has fallen out of form and out of favour with the manager. Landed a lucrative deal in China to end his career. |
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