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Quiz about Transfers by Chelsea in the 2010s

Transfers by Chelsea in the 2010s Quiz

Chelsea's transfer activity during this decade has seen numerous successes but many expensive failures. Let's see how much you remember about them!

A multiple-choice quiz by Monado. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Monado

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
399,971

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
200

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Question 1 of 10

1. 2010: Chelsea's first senior signing of the 2010s was Israeli winger Yossi Benayoun, from which English team? Hint

Arsenal

Queens Park Rangers

West Ham United

Liverpool

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Question 2 of 10

2. 2011: Chelsea signed exciting goalkeeping prospect Thibaut Courtois from KRC Genk in the summer of 2011, but he was immediately loaned out to which club? Hint

AC Milan

KRC Genk

Atletico Madrid

Vitesse Arnhem

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Question 3 of 10

3. 2012: Fresh from winning their first Champions League, Chelsea secured the signatures of which pair of brothers? Hint

Nathaniel and Trevor Chalobah

Callum and Bradley Hudson-Odoi

Kurt and Yoan Zouma

Eden and Thorgan Hazard

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Question 4 of 10

4. 2013: From which Russian side did Chelsea sign Brazilian forward Willian? Hint

Shakhtar Donetsk

Anzhi Makhachkala

CSKA Moscow

Zenit St. Petersburg

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Question 5 of 10

5. 2014: Chelsea signed three strikers for the senior team in the summer of 2014. Which of these was NOT one of them? Hint

Didier Drogba

Loic Remy

Diego Costa

Demba Ba

6. 2015: The 2015-16 season was a disaster for Chelsea, the defending Premier League titleholders, and was preceded by numerous bizarre signings which made little impact during their time in London, including the loan signing of which former Manchester United flop? Hint

Angel di Maria

Radamel Falcao

Jonny Evans

Shinji Kagawa

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Question 7 of 10

7. 2016: Chelsea raided surprise champions Leicester City for which of their title winners? Hint

Ben Chilwell

Danny Drinkwater

N'golo Kant�

Riyad Mahrez

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Question 8 of 10

8. 2017: The series of lackluster Chelsea number 9s continued as the club parted with a then-club record fee to sign Alvaro Morata from which European side? Hint

Barcelona

Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid

Juventus

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Question 9 of 10

9. 2018: Maurizio Sarri's only summer in charge saw him sign two goalkeepers. He spent a world record fee to sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao, but also made a strange move for which former England international to act as cover? Hint

Rob Green

Joe Hart

Scott Carson

Lee Grant

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Question 10 of 10

10. 2019: Chelsea were hit with a two-window transfer ban by FIFA in February 2019. However, they were able to sign one senior player who had been on loan at the club during the 2018-19 season. Who was this? Hint

Jorginho

Emerson

Gonzalo Higuain

Mateo Kovacic

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 2010: Chelsea's first senior signing of the 2010s was Israeli winger Yossi Benayoun, from which English team?

Answer: Liverpool

Benayoun played for all four of these teams as well as Chelsea, also playing in Spain, the Netherlands, and his native Israel. He retired at Beitar Jerusalem in 2019 at the age of 39.

2. 2011: Chelsea signed exciting goalkeeping prospect Thibaut Courtois from KRC Genk in the summer of 2011, but he was immediately loaned out to which club?

Answer: Atletico Madrid

Courtois spent three years on loan at Atletico, playing in a Champions League final in that time. He then returned to Chelsea as the long-term replacement for Petr Cech. He departed for Real Madrid in 2018, in a move which angered fans of both Chelsea and Atletico Madrid.

3. 2012: Fresh from winning their first Champions League, Chelsea secured the signatures of which pair of brothers?

Answer: Eden and Thorgan Hazard

Eden has been the more successful brother both at Chelsea and in terms of trophies. Both of the brothers played together for the Belgian national team, which Eden also captained. A third Hazard brother, Kylian, joined from Hungarian side Ujpest in 2017.

4. 2013: From which Russian side did Chelsea sign Brazilian forward Willian?

Answer: Anzhi Makhachkala

Willian had been having a medical in London with Tottenham Hotspur before Chelsea came in with a bid. He subsequently captained Chelsea and was named the club's Player of the Year in 2016.

5. 2014: Chelsea signed three strikers for the senior team in the summer of 2014. Which of these was NOT one of them?

Answer: Demba Ba

Demba Ba left the club for Turkish side Besiktas during the summer. The Senegalese forward is best remembered at Chelsea for capitalising on Steven Gerrard's infamous slip during a 2-0 win at Anfield.

Answer: Radamel Falcao

Falcao managed to score just one goal for Chelsea in his season-long stay at the club, joining a long list of players who have underperformed while wearing the number 9 jersey for the Blues. The Colombian returned to parent club AS Monaco at the end of the season.
Chelsea finished the 2015-16 season mid-table in 10th place (Leicester City were surprise champions). Jose Mourinho was sacked in December 2015.

7. 2016: Chelsea raided surprise champions Leicester City for which of their title winners?

Answer: N'golo Kant�

Kant� would then achieve the rare feat of winning back-to-back Premier Leagues with different clubs, as well as going on to win the FA Cup, PFA Players' Player of the Year, and the World Cup with France.

8. 2017: The series of lackluster Chelsea number 9s continued as the club parted with a then-club record fee to sign Alvaro Morata from which European side?

Answer: Real Madrid

The Spanish forward started his time at Chelsea well, before his form faded and he was deemed surplus to requirements by Maurizio Sarri. Morata then joined Atletico Madrid on loan with an option to buy, which the Spanish club later exercised.

Answer: Rob Green

Green was signed on a free transfer from Huddersfield Town, and never played a competitive fixture for Chelsea. A lack of game time did not stop him from lifting the Europa League trophy in Baku, in his final action as a professional footballer.

Answer: Mateo Kovacic

Kovacic had initially joined Chelsea on loan from Real Madrid as part of the deal which saw Thibaut Courtois join Los Blancos. The Croatian midfielder was able to join the club on a permanent basis as he had been registered with the club prior to the transfer ban being imposed.
The ban was reduced to one transfer-window on appeal.

Source: Author Monado

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