Chelsea football transfer news 2015
Here are some of the notable transfer news and rumors surrounding Chelsea Football Club in 2015:
Summer Transfer Window (July-August 2015)
- In: Asmir Begovic (goalkeeper) from Stoke City for £8 million, Radamel Falcao (striker) on loan from Monaco, Alexandre Pato (striker) on loan from Corinthians, Baba Rahman (left-back) from Augsburg for £14 million, Mario Pasalic (midfielder) from Hajduk Split for £2.5 million, Kenedy (midfielder) from Fluminense for £6.3 million.
- Out: Demba Ba (striker) to Shanghai Shenhua for £4.5 million, Fernando Torres (striker) to AC Milan for £14 million, Mark Schwarzer (goalkeeper) to Leicester City for free, John Obi Mikel (midfielder) to Tianjin TEDA for £20 million, Didier Drogba (striker) to Galatasaray for free.
Winter Transfer Window (January 2016)
- In: Alexandre Pato (striker) signed permanently from Corinthians for £12 million, Jon Obi Mikel (midfielder) signed permanently from Tianjin TEDA for £20 million.
- Out: Radamel Falcao (striker) returned to Monaco after his loan spell ended, Juan Cuadrado (midfielder) to Juventus for £23 million, Mohamed Salah (midfielder) to Roma for £12 million.
Some notable transfer rumors surrounding Chelsea in 2015 include:
- Chelsea were linked with a move for Paris Saint-Germain's Edinson Cavani, but ultimately failed to sign him.
- The Blues were also interested in signing Manchester United's Radamel Falcao, but ultimately signed him on loan from Monaco.
- Chelsea were rumored to be interested in signing Barcelona's Pedro, but ultimately signed him in the summer of 2015.
- The club was also linked with a move for Liverpool's Raheem Sterling, but ultimately failed to sign him.
These are just some of the notable transfer news and rumors surrounding Chelsea Football Club in 2015.