The undisputed king, for this moment alone. Another youngster that failed to make the grade at Chelsea. The signing of Hernan Crespo in 2003 was a statement that Chelsea meant business and were looking to establish themselves as a European force as quickly as possible. July 11, 2017 July 11, 2017 futbolparty Chelsea FC- 5 Potential Star Strikers 2017/18 Romelu Lukaku looked to have stunned Chelsea FC by snubbing their advances to sign for The blue and instead join up with former boss Jose Mourinho at Manchester United instead. Given his early success at Liverpool, Chelsea may have regretted selling him. Roman Abramovich’s arrival at Chelsea in 2003 is often heralded as one of the defining moments of the Premier League era. By the way, I said exactly that three years ago and it didn’t go so well at Chelsea, it generated some discomfort. Scored a hat-trick against Manchester United and took the piss out of Jose Mourinho for suggesting he was actually 35, not 32 years old, by celebrating a goal against Spurs by pretending he was an old man. Hernan Crespo, Andriy Shevchenko, Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres and Alvaro Morata were all purchased for big money to varying degrees of success. Chelsea FC Squad, Team, All Players 2016/2017 Chelsea FC Goalkeepers. Let’s take a look at the best eleven to play up front for the Blues. Some proved to be excellent value for money but others were certainly not worth the investment. This week, we are looking to complete our starting eleven and we need you to decide who should lead the line for our gang of misfits. A £30m present to Jose Mourinho that he blatantly did not want, Shevchenko resembled a square peg in a round hole for the club, scoring just nine league goals in 49 games before returning to Milan in 2008. Rooney, Aguero & Kane: Which Premier League record scorer has the best goal-to-game ratio? From a striker who fluffed his lines to another that had a fondness for a different set of lines, Adrian Mutu started his Chelsea career like a train, scoring four times in three games. Your final call to elect your chosen ones, who would be leading the line for the Chelsea Worst XI. Pizarro was meant to be in his prime when he was at Chelsea. Chelsea have spent heavily on strikers this century. Forssell netted 13 goals in 53 games with Chelsea. Chelsea almost completed deal for £63m striking ace. He managed 36 league goals before departing for Lille and then Hertha Berlin, where he enjoyed solid success. The Ukraine and Milan legend was already past his prime when Chelsea bought him for a club-record sum. Only performances for Chelsea after 2000 count. Chelsea found this out the hard way when they bought the free-scoring Serbian, Mateja Kezman, from PSV. This is it, then. Hernan Crespo, Andriy Shevchenko, Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres and Alvaro Morata were all purchased for big money to varying degrees of success. Big brownie points in the eyes of Chelsea fans for that one. And most of them are pretty successful, too. In the years since that landmark, Chelsea have established themselves as one of the biggest clubs in Europe, shelling out hundreds of millions of pounds on new recruits, including plenty of strikers. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The 2014/15 Championship Player of the Year failed to play a single game for Chelsea‘s first team after joining from Nottingham Forest in 2012 but showed plenty of promise during loan spells at MK Dons and Middlesbrough. organisasjonens nærvær i de Kezman was one of Jose Mourinho's first signings at the club. Chelsea went to a lot of trouble to sign Sturridge from Manchester City, who was still just 19. Pickford, Van Dijk and Aguero: 10 big Premier League talking points from the weekend’s action, The 10 most expensive deals in Premier League history after applying inflation, Tottenham: Kane and Son go third in list of the best goal partnerships in Premier League history, N'Golo Kante endures nightmare performance during Chelsea 3-3 Southampton, Premier League: Ranking the 8 most ludicrous decisions of the season so far, Chelsea 3-3 Southampton: Kepa Arrizabalaga now has joint-lowest rating in Premier League, Chelsea 3-3 Southampton: Timo Werner scores brace and sets up Kai Havertz.