Chelsea transfer news today 11 of august 2017
A blast from the past! Here are the Chelsea transfer news from August 11th, 2017:
In:
- Tiemoué Bakayoko (Midfielder) - Signed from AS Monaco for £40 million.
- Alvaro Morata (Striker) - Signed from Real Madrid for £58 million.
- Antonio Rüdiger (Defender) - Signed from Roma for £29 million.
Out:
- Nemanja Matić (Midfielder) - Sold to Manchester United for £40 million.
- Diego Costa (Striker) - Sold to Atlético Madrid for £60 million.
- Nathan Aké (Defender) - Sold to Manchester City for £40 million.
Rumors:
- Chelsea were linked with a move for Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez, but a deal failed to materialize.
- There were reports of a potential swap deal involving Chelsea's Willian and Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan, but nothing came of it.
These were the main transfer news stories surrounding Chelsea on August 11th, 2017.