Jose Mourinho was the manager of Chelsea when he won the Premier League in the 2004-2005 season. For the Blues, it was a premier league title after last time in 1955.
To be able to get the trophy, Mourinho make revisions to the Chelsea squad. An unlimited injection of funds from the club owner, Roman Abramovic, made the Portuguese manager's spending heavily on the summer transfer market in 2004.
At that time, London Blue management disbursed funds up to 91.45 million pounds (Rp 1.5 trillion) to buy seven new players. The seven players are Paulo Ferreira, Petr Cech, Arjen Robben, Mateja Kezman, Didier Drogba, Tiago, and Ricardo Carvalho.
The habit of buying expensive players continues in the following seasons. In fact, Mourinho did that after leaving Chelsea in 2007.
However, not all expensive purchases Jose Mourinho managed to show satisfactory performance. Some appear far below expectations.
Who are the most expensive players ever bought by Jose Mourinho?