Despite generally enduring a mixed campaign, Chelsea have just ended 2024-25 in style with Champions League qualification and a Conference League trophy.
Within the space of three days, Enzo Maresca's young squad showcased that they possess character as well as talent as they battled their way to a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest and came from behind to thrash Real Betis by a 4-1 scoreline in a continental showpiece.
As a result, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital have their first piece of silverware, almost three years to the day when they became the new owners of the West Londoners.
Prior to their arrival, Roman Abramovich had overseen 21 trophies won by a range of different managers, the last being the Club World Cup prior to being required to relinquish his ownership due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Abramovich had consistently funded some of the most expensive transfers that the football world has ever seen, seemingly with an open chequebook in hand, and the Russian billionaire was prepared to pay the big wages in standard-length contracts as opposed to Boehly and Clearlake dishing out deals that sometimes approach double figures but on lower money.
Here, Sports Mole challenges you to name the most expensive addition of every year since Abramovich's arrival in 2003.
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