All completed Chelsea transfers in 2023-24 – listed
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GOAL rounds up all the completed Chelsea transfers in the 2023-24 season so far.
Chelsea's transition from the famous Roman Abramovich era to the Todd Boehly era has not been the smoothest, with the English heavyweights all over the place for the second successive season.
Boehly has made some big decisions since taking over as Chelsea chairman ahead of the summer 2022 transfer window. In the three windows under his watch, a whopping £1billion has been spent by the Blues. However, the shelling of major funds is yet to bring anything resembling a successful season.
Indeed, last term, Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League, and they are languishing there and thereabouts halfway through the new season.
Despite facing extensive criticism, Mauricio Pochettino will likely be given time to build some positive form at the start of 2024 and may need a couple of signings to spring his side into life. Whether it be a new striker, a midfielder or even a prospective replacement for Thiago Silva, Pochettino desperately needs a catalyst before the winter window slams shut.
With all that in mind, GOAL has got you covered with all the completed Chelsea transfers in the ongoing 2023-24 season, below.
Pochettino was busy strengthening his ranks and welcomed a swathe of promising youngsters to Stamford Bridge during the summer window.
A vast sum of money was spent once again by Boehly & co. Indeed, the Londoners broke the British transfer record for a new signing, having brought Moises Caicedo from Brighton & Hove Albion in a deal believed to be worth around £115m ($146m).
But the Blues didn't stop there, splashing the cash to sign France international duo Christopher Nkunku and Axel Disasi from RB Leipzig and AS Monaco, respectively.
Spanish shot-stopper Robert Sanchez was roped in from Brighton & Hove Albion as a direct replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga.
The Blues have also not shied away from splashing money on young guns across the world. Manchester City academy graduate Cole Palmer, Belgian wonderkid Romeo Lavia, as well as Brazilian talents Angelo and Deivid Washington, along with Diego Morreira,are some prime examples of the money Pochettino and co. have spent in the summer.
Player
Nationality
Previous club
Fee
Moises Caicedo
Ecuador
Brighton
£115m
Romeo Lavia
Belgium
Southampton
£58m
Christopher Nkunku
France
RB Leipzig
£53m
Cole Palmer
England
Manchester City
£40m
Axel Disasi
France
Monaco
£38.70m
Nicolas Jackson
Senegal/Guinea
Villarreal
£32m
Lesly Ugochukwu
France/ Nigeria
Rennes
£23m
Angelo Gabriel
Brazil
Santos
£13m
Robert Sanchez
Spain
Brighton
£19.80m
Angelo
Brazil
Santos
£17m
Deivid Washington
Brazil
Santos
£17m
Djordje Petrovic
Serbian
New England
£14m
Diego Morreira
Portugal/ Belgium
Benfica B
Free
Levi Colwill
England
Brighton
End of Loan
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium
Inter
End of Loan
Malo Gusto
France
Lyon
End of Loan
Callum Hudson-Odoi
England
Bayer Leverkusen
End of Loan
Ethan Ampadu
Wales
Spezia
End of Loan
Andrey Santos
Brazil
Vasco da Gama
End of Loan
Malang Sarr
France
Monaco
End of Loan
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Departures summer window
Pochettino sold multiple names of the Blues' roster to trim his squad. Chelsea cleared out the majority of their deadwood, as well as offloading quite a few prized assets to avoid falling foul of FFP restrictions.
Chelsea outcasts — Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly have followed in the footsteps of N'Golo Kante in leaving Chelsea in favour of a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League, with Hakim Ziyech to join them sooner or later. Mateo Kovacic moved to rivals Manchester City, while Kai Havertz joined Arsenal.
Fans favourite Mason Mount also controversially moved to a rival in Man United in a deal worth an initial £55 million, bringing an end to his 18-year association with Chelsea. After an injury-hit spell at Stamford Bridge, Christian Pulisic departed for Serie A giants AC Milan, who also signed Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Long-serving Spanish defender and captain Cesar Azpilicueta also parted ways with the club, moving back to his homeland to play for Atletico Madrid. Callum Hudson Odoi also left Stamford Bridge, moving to Nottingham Forest for a knockdown fee.
Player
Nationality
New Club
Fee
Kai Havertz
Germany
Arsenal
£65.00m
Mason Mount
England
Manchester United
£55.00m
Mateo Kovacic
Croatia
Manchester City
£25.00m
Kalidou Koulibaly
Senegal
Al Hilal
£20.00m
Christian Pulisic
USA
AC Milan
£17.00m
Edouard Mendy
Senegal
Al Ahli
£16.00m
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
England/Guyana
AC Milan
£14.00m
Ethan Ampadu
Wales/England
Leeds
£7.00m
Callum Hudson-Odoi
England/Ghana
Nottingham Forest
£3.00m
Joao Felix
Portugal
Atletico Madrid
End of Loan
Denis Zakaria
Switzerland
Juventus
End of Loan
Tiemoue Bakayoko
France
Released
Free
N'Golo Kante
France
Al Ittihad
Free
Cesar Azpilicueta
Spain
Atletico Madrid
Free
David Datro Fofana
Ivory Coast
Union Berlin
Loan
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
Gabon
Marseille
Free
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Spain
Real Madrid
Loan
Hakim Ziyech
Morocco
Galatasaray
Loan
Gabriel Slonina
USA
KAS Eupen
Loan
Andrey Santos
Brazil
Nottingham Forest
Loan
Angelo
Brazil
Strasbourg
Loan
Abdul Rahman Baba
Ghana
PAOK Salonika
Free transfer
Lewis Hall
England
Newcastle
Loan
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium
AS Roma
Undisclosed fee
New signings January window
While the Blues have yet to make a notable first-team signing so far, they are expected to end the January transfer window with a bang as Pochettino hopes to further bolster his squad. The Blues have been heavily linked with numerous big names this month as Pochettino plots a late and ambitious bid for Champions League qualification.
Pochettino has made his demands for more senior profiles to be added quite clear throughout his tenure, with a defender, midfielder and striker all on his shopping list.
Napoli's Victor Osimhen andBrentford's Ivan Toney are Chelsea's leading targets in attack, with Osimhen signing a new Napoli contract with a reported release clause of £112 million.
Player
Nationality
Old Club
Fee
Diego Moreira
Portugal/Belgium
Olympique Lyonnais
End of loan
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Departures January window
Pochettino called on the upper hierarchy to bring in new players in the January transfer window but it's been more about shifting players out rather than bringing fresh faces in. Chelsea have offloaded David Datro Fofana and Ian Maatsen to Burnley and Borussia Dortmund, respectively this month, while Conor Callagher could still potentially leave Stamford Bridge.
While Chelsea are planning to spend big on established talent, the massive spending in the recent past means they will likely have to cull some important assets, too. Defenders Trevoh Chalobah and Maatsen all remain up for sale, while winger Noni Madueke could be allowed to leave on loan. The Blues would also be willing to allow left-back Marc Cucurella to go unless Ben Chilwell's injury problems continue.
Chelsea academy graduate and first-team star Gallagher has a little over 18 months left to run and the club are open to letting the midfielder leave as selling players who came through the Cobham academy will record immediate profit in the books, helping them stay in line with Financial Fair Play regulations.