It was not until they were taken over by Abramovich that the club began to get praise. The foresight of the Russians and the change of the fate of the Blue Army are all attributed to him.
Chelsea are very smart about the players they invest in, and they often lend a lot of players to help them develop. However, when the time is right, the Blues will not hesitate to sell their core players, which is good for them in most cases.
In the process, they accumulated huge profits from these sales. Let's take a look at the five most profitable transfers of the Blues in recent years.
5. Diego Costa-The profit is 6.5438+0.98 million.
Few players have the strength of diego costa. The tall striker signed with Chelsea for 34.2 million pounds in the 20 14 season, after playing for Atletico Madrid.
Costa, with his strong physique and excellent shooting ability, performed well in the Blue Army. During his three seasons at Stamford Bridge, he scored 52 goals in 89 Premier League games. He helped the club win two league titles and was selected as the PFA team of the year in 20 14- 15 season.
Costa left the club after falling out with the then Blues coach Kong Di and returned to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 20 17. The transfer fee was 54 million pounds, which helped the Blues make a profit of 6.5438+0.98 million pounds in the sale of him.
4, david luiz-profit of 22.05 million pounds.
David luiz's career is very interesting. His outstanding performance at Benfica helped him to move to Chelsea at 20 1 1 for 22.5 million pounds.
Because of his aggressive attack style, intensive steals and amazing aerial ability, Louis is quite effective in defense. He was sometimes reckless and made some bad decisions, but he contributed to the club to a great extent.
Before deciding to move to Paris Saint-Germain, he won the Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea. Paris 20 14 signed Luis for 44.55 million pounds, and his sale helped the Blue Army make a profit of 22.05 million pounds. But soon the Brazilian centre-back returned to the Premier League club for the second time on 20 16.
3. courtois-the profit is 23.45 million pounds.
Chelsea tend to invest in players and lend them out to promote their development. They lent kutova to Atletico Madrid. During Atletico Madrid, the Belgian became one of the best goalkeepers in La Liga.
20 1 1 Chelsea signed courtois from Heng Ke for 8.06 million pounds. In 20 14, he returned to Stamford Bridge from Madrid. Courtois did a good job in Bruce. He won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and a Carling Cup.
He also won the Golden Glove Award in the Premier League in 20 16- 17 season, and Kutuva's outstanding performance helped him to move to Real Madrid in 20 18 season. His transfer cost 310.5 million pounds, which helped the Blue Army make a profit of 23.45 million pounds.
2, Oscar-profit of 25.2 million pounds.
Chelsea signed the Oscar on 20 10, and his offensive talent and creative vision have brought great influence to the Blue Army. In his 13 1 Premier League appearances for the club, Oscar scored 2 1 goals and contributed 19 assists.
He won two league titles and a league cup. To the surprise of many people, the Brazilian midfielder joined Shanghai on 20 17.
For Chelsea, the only benefit of this transfer is the transfer fee of 54 million pounds, which helps the club make a profit of 25.2 million pounds.
1, azar-profit of 72 million pounds.
Azar is a very popular player in Lille. The Belgian was finally signed by Chelsea for 310.5 million in the summer of 20 12.
Because of his incredible dribbling, quick footwork and scoring ability, the winger became a superstar in the Premier League. During his seven seasons with the Blues, Azar scored 85 goals and assisted 54 times in the league.
He led the Blues to win two Premier League and Europa League titles, and won many personal honors in the process.
Azar expressed his desire to leave the club on 20 19 and was signed by Real Madrid in the summer. The transfer fee was 6.5438+0.035 million pounds, which helped the Blues make a profit of 72 million pounds in the sale of him.