Since buying Chelsea for £140 million back in July 2003, Roman Abramovich has ploughed his Russian roubles into transforming Chelsea from a team capable of pushing for a top four spot to a team capable of winning the Premier League and Champions League.
The likes of Petr Cech, Hernan Crespo, Arjen Robben and Andriy Shevchenko were ushered in initially under the guidance of one Jose Mourinho, though eight more managers have followed since.
These players helped, in their own way, to transform the Blues into a team of world beaters, and Abramovich’s era has seen them win three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League.
The £50 million capture of Fernando Torres from Liverpool in 2011 only added to the vast fortune Abramovich has invested in bringing quality players to Stamford Bridge, and he has since spent a further £100 million on bringing the likes of Eden Hazard, Thorgan Hazard, Marko Marin, Oscar, Cesar Azpilicueta and Victor Moses to the club last summer.
But Chelsea have had a quiet transfer window this month, buying in just Demba Ba from Newcastle whilst letting Daniel Sturridge leave for Liverpool.
With the transfer deadline looming on Thursday, does Benitez have one more trick up his sleeve?
Here are 5 shocking moves he could make before the window shuts.
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Please sign falcao,neymar and willian that 3 signings will make chelsea a worldclass team just like barca
Somehow I don’t see that happening. Falcao and Willian is potentially possible, but Neymar most likely will go to Spain. His style of play fits la liga way better, as he currently would not have the strength to play in the perm right now.
l would like Abrahamovich to sign William now that Victor Moses has an injury.William is a good attacking midfielder.
please sign neymar,miralem pjanic,isco,nani,undre shurrle,willian…hahahaha
i will like chelsea to sign in neymar,william and isco.wit dis 3 squad chelsea can make it.and let’s Abramovic’s stop his un-necesary shacking of coach’s.he should allowed coach 2 display his tallenght.but please not wit rafael benetiz.
Chelsea just need a defender like TERRY when he was 5yrs younger than now and also swallow their pride, sell Torres and but either falcao or cavani cos BA is a knee injury prone player… If not so Chelsea will be like asernal playing for a space in uefa
I will lake chelsea to sing willam and falcao and one defender that is what chelsea need for now
we need to stretchen our attarking department as wel as the goalkeeping department. Pls. Sell torres to land the versatile striker, falcao, neymar, cavani.
i really want chelsea president to bring falcao n willian if chelsea need team is need to be in a better form n win some trpies .also benitez s doing nothing in the club better dmteo
chelsea need fellani & willians only.
first Rafa should be fire/sack,,cos he is ready to spoil the team….he no that Torres is not ok for the squad and he still playing him,,,all because they are from d same country……..chelsea need one more stricker like falcao or cavani then ba his going to support anyone of them………..
I wan chelsea 2 sale torres an buy falcao an cavani up blues,an we dnt wan benitez.
Chelsea need willian,isco,Ruiz,mario gomez and neymar 2 be able to compete 4 everi tittle in europe and win trophie..de blues al de way
chelsea needs a standing midfilder not attacking,some one who is very strong and can make important challengies to play behind the attacking midfilders.