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#3 Alvaro Morata - £60m (2017)
After Alvaro Morata struggled to pin a regular role for Real Madrid, he moved on loan to Juventus, where he burst into the scene.
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He returned to Madrid and continued to rise through the ranks with stellar performances. However, he was often the second choice to France international Karim Benzema.
With Antonio Conte at the helm, Chelsea direly needed a striker following the exit of Spanish forward Diego Costa.
The Blues were linked with a sensational move for Everton’s Romelu Lukaku. But with the Belgian moving to Manchester United for £75m, Chelsea snapped up Morata from Juventus for £60m.
The 28-year-old hit the ground running with Chelsea, scoring seven goals in his opening eight games. The Spaniard scored about half of his total Chelsea goals in his first four months, but he simply faded as the season wore on.
Morata, like Fernando Torres, struggled at the attacking end of the pitch and never really looked lethal enough to lead a club of Chelsea’s stature. He moved to Atletico Madrid in January 2019 after just 16 goals in 47 league games for the Blues.
#2 Kepa Arrizabalaga | £71.6m (2018)
Following the departure of Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid, Chelsea completed a world-record signing for a goalkeeper when they snapped up Kepa Arrizabalaga from Atletico Bilbao for a whopping £71.6m.
However, he has since gone down as one of the biggest transfer flops in football history after enduring a horrendous spell with the Stamford Bridge outfit.
Kepa managed just eight clean sheets in 33 league outings last season as Chelsea conceded 54 in the Premier League.
His time at Chelsea has been plagued with errors leading to goals before he was dropped for 39-year-old veteran Willy Caballero.
Last summer, Chelsea moved to sign Stade Rennes shot-stopper Edouard Mendy as they looked to fix their defensive frailties.
#1 Kai Havertz | £72m (2020)
Kai Havertz became arguably the finest youngster in world football during his time with Bayer Leverkusen.
The 21-year-old scored 29 goals and provided nine assists in his final two seasons in the Bundesliga as his impressive performances caught the eye of Europe’s leading clubs.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were heavily linked with a move for the German sensation last summer. But Havertz moved to Chelsea for £72m, opting to join Frank Lampard’s rebuild project at Stamford Bridge.
So fa,r his start to life at Chelsea has been filled with ups and downs. But Havertz has shown he has the qualities to become a leading player at both club level and internationally.
While the German has struggled to perform under Frank Lampard, who often played him out of position, he has found a new lease of life under Thomas Tuchel.
