Chelsea Transfers: 5 Key Signings Mourinho Must Bring To Stamford Bridge

and return to Chelsea continuing to do the rounds in many of the country's tabloids over the past couple of weeks, the return of the self-styled "special one" is now becoming more a case of 'when' and not 'if'. Many bookmakers including Sky Bet make the Portuguese favourite to succeed the increasingly unpopular Rafael Benitez at the helm of Stamford Bridge when his 'interim' role expires in the summer. Six years after leaving the club by 'mutual consent', the current Real Madrid coach is still a firm fan favourite in West London, and remains a cult figure among the Chelsea faithful. One of the most successful managers the club has ever had, there are very few who wouldn't love to see him make his return to English football - neutrals included. And with Chelsea currently enduring an atypically unsuccessful season in which all but one shot at silverware has vanished into thin air, the Blues would seem to need him now more than ever. There's little doubting that were he to return, Mourinho would stamp his own indelible footprint on the club by bringing in his own players, and here, we take a look at 5 Key Signings Mourinho Must Bring To Stamford Bridge. Click "Next" to begin.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.