CHELSEA SO FAR (COMPILED BY PERCY) Selected players in: Diego Costa [Atletico Madrid] £32m, Cesc Fabregas [Barcelona] £30m*, Filipe Luis [Atletico Madrid] £15.8m, Mario Pasalic [Hajduk Split] £3m*, Didier Drogba [Galatasaray] Free. Selected players out: David Luiz [Paris St-Germain] £40m*, Romelu Lukaku [Everton] £28m, Demba Ba [Besiktas] £4.7m, Patrick van Aanholt [Sunderland] £1.5m*, Ashley Cole [Roma] Free, Frank Lampard [New York City FC] Free, Sam Hutchinson [Sheffield Wednesday] Free, Billy Clifford [Walsall] Free, Ryan Bertrand [Southampton] Loan, Oriol Romeu [Stuttgart] Loan, Wallace [Vitesse Arnhem] Loan, Thorgan Hazard [Borussia Monchengladbach] Loan, Bertrand Traore [Vitesse Arnhem] Loan, John Swift [Rotherham] Loan, Gael Kakuta [Rayo Vallecano] Loan, Kenneth Omeruo [Middlesbrough] Loan, Mario Pasalic [Elche] Loan. Key fixtures: Chelsea face Manchester United at home, Arsenal away and Liverpool at home in the space of four weeks towards the end of the season. Prediction: Either second or first. There was a point last season when it looked as though Jose Mourinho had outfoxed everyone again. This time expect them to make fewer mistakes. How they fared last season Premier League: Third FA Cup: Fifth round-Capital One Cup: Quarter-final Champions League: Semi-final Summer recruitment: Mourinho wanted to reinforce his striking options this summer and Diego Costas arrival gives him the extra firepower Chelsea needed. Didier Drogba also adds another dimension. One to watch: The hole left by Frank Lampard has been filled by Cesc Fabregas, who returns to London with plenty of points to prove.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:38:48 +0000
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