In the summer, Chelsea may have brought the headlines by bringing in a flurry of new faces, but can welcome more before the January window closes.
The blues have so far had an excellent Premier League campaign, which is currently in sixth place with 11 wins, seven draws and five losses thanks to admirable versions at home and away. And although many expect that Enzo Maresca will be satisfied after doing a wealth of things in the summer, the Italian could further strengthen his team before midnight.
A injury injury in the heart of the defense has the Stamfordbrug Top Messing Messing remembers Trevoh Chalobah from his loan spell in Crystal Palace, while the recent blunders of Robert Sanchez against Manchester City have raised questions about his possibilities to maintain a clean sheet.
In the meantime, the side undoubtedly misses a proven target scorer at the top, with the insatiable form of Nicolas Jackson from earlier in the season that has recently begins to decrease. In the past, Chelsea has made a number of monumental signing sessions in the transfer window of January, and Monday's procedure could see more of the same as history is something to start. But who has introduced the blues over the years at the last minute, and what have they helped to reach Chelsea on their arrival? Here, mirror
Football breaks five of Stamford Bridge's most impactful January -Sections in history …
Olivier Giroud – January 31, 2018
Frenchman Olivier Giroud had already made a name for himself in the Premier League prior to his arrival in West -London – scored 105 goals in 253 performances for Arsenal between 2012 and 2018. Although Giroud never wanted to leave the Emirates Stadium, he was not when he was he when he was The playing time received what he had hoped for by the end of his term of office under Arsene Wenger – and on January 31, 2018 the switch to Chelsea made for an unknown compensation.
Giroud won a FA Cup, a Europa League and a Champions League with Chelsea – scored 39 goals in 119 performances before he eventually signed for AC Milan in 2021. He spent three years in the Rossoneri, before he signed for Los Angeles FC in May 2024 – the sidedly he remains his trade today.
Nicolas Anelka – January 11, 2008
Wenger was sad to see the back of Nicolas Anelka when he said goodbye to Arsenal in the summer of 1999 and De Spiegel told in 2021: “My biggest regret and shame is that Anelka left. He could have been special, instead played playing he for 13 clubs “
The French attacker was a titan with the Gunners between 1997 and 1999, who lifted a Premier League and FA Cup and a charity before he signed for Real Madrid in a £ 22.3 million deal. His stint with Arsenal, however, would not be his last in the Premier League.
Anelka returned to the English top flight with Manchester City in 2002 before signing for Fenerbahce in 2005, signed the following year for Bolton Wanderers and arrived in a £ 15 million in January 2008 at Stamford Bridge. 184 performances, to help the side to win a Premier League, two FA cups and a charity shield before he went to Shanghai Shenhua in 2012.
Anelka then played for West Bromwich Albion and Mumbai City, before hunging his boots in 2015. In the course of his career, Anelka had played a total of 12 teams – the definition of a Reisman.
David Luiz – January 31, 2011
Centrum – David Luiz had an immediate impact when he arrived in Chelsea on January 31, 2011 in a £ 21 million deal with Benfica – deployed by Carlo Ancelotti. The now 37-year-old won a FA Cup, a Champions League and a Europa League with the blues between 2011 and 2014 before he made the switch to Paris Saint-Germain it was far from Luiz's last Rodeo in London.
The Stalwart returned to Chelsea only two years later and settled unfinished things by getting a Premier League title on Stamford Bridge in the 2016/17 campaign, while he adds a FA Cup and Europa League title for the next two years his list of awards.
Luiz made a shock movement to Arsenal in 2019, two years later transferred to Flamengo and is currently working his trade with Fortaleza in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A.
Fernando Torres – January 31, 2011
Transfer Deadline Day in January 2011 was an incredibly busy period for Ancelotti, because he also welcomed the Spanish Starman Fernando Torres in West London for an unknown compensation. The striker had already proven himself in Atletico Madrid and etched his name in the annals of history with Liverpool prior to his arrival at Stamford Bridge, so the expectations were high.
And while a Premier League title avoided Torres with the blues, he certainly paid dividends for Chelsea – to help create a FA Cup, a Champions League and a Europa League with the club during his four -year term of office. His 45 goals of 172 matches were perhaps far away from the 81 in 142 in Liverpool, but Torres was certainly a favorite with fans in Blue, causing his mark again on the English top flight before he signed for AC Milan in 2015.
Between 2016 and 2018, Torres enjoyed a different enchantment with Atletico Madrid, before signing up for Sagan Tosu and his boots for good in 2019. He has managed the Atletico Madrid B team since 2024.
Gary Cahill – January 16, 2012
After he impressed Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers, Gary Cahill was picked up by Chelsea in January 2012 by Chelsea. While lifting two leading competitions, two FA Cups, a competition cup, a Champions League and two Europe competitions.
In the aftermath of the departure of John Terry from the club in 2017, Cahill was also appointed as club captain. The now 39-year-old went to Crystal Palace in 2019 before switching to Bournemouth in 2021. He hung up his play boots the following year and concluded a great 18-year career.
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