Transfers

Transfers

In

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date
21 FW Germany Marko Marin Germany Werder Bremen £6.5 million 28 April 2012
17 MF Belgium Eden Hazard France Lille £32 million 4 June 2012

DF England George Brady France Cannes £0.25 million 8 July 2012

MF Belgium Thorgan Hazard France Lens £0.88 million 24 July 2012
11 MF Brazil Oscar Brazil Internacional £25 milllion[52][53] 25 July 2012

Out

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date
11 FW Ivory Coast Didier Drogba China Shanghai Shenhua Free transfer 30 June 2012
17 DF Portugal José Bosingwa Unattached Free transfer 30 June 2012
21 FW Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou France Lille Free transfer 30 June 2012
53 FW Sweden Marko Mitrovic Italy Brescia Free transfer 30 June 2012
60 GK Wales Rhys Taylor England Southend United Free transfer 30 June 2012

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End
43 DF Netherlands Jeffrey Bruma Germany Hamburg 24 May 2012 31 May 2013
38 DF Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt Netherlands Vitesse 11 July 2012 31 May 2013
50 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Netherlands Vitesse 11 July 2012 31 May 2013
13 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Atlético Madrid 27 June 2012 31 May 2013
51 MF England Rohan Ince England Yeovil Town 13 July 2012 13 January 2013
56 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila Spain Sabadell 13 July 2012 31 May 2013
66 FW Uruguay Jhon Pírez Spain Sabadell 13 July 2012 31 May 2013
64 FW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič Portugal Vitória Guimarães 17 July 2012 31 May 2013
61 GK Croatia Matej Delač Portugal Vitória Guimarães 17 July 2012 31 May 2013
59 DF Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo Netherlands ADO Den Haag 1 July 2012 31 May 2013
14 MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany Werder Bremen 2 August 2012 31 May 2013
16 DF England Ben Gordon England Birmingham City 10 August 2012 7 January 2013
18 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku England West Brom 10 August 2012

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: decrease £63,750,000
Winter: steady £0
Total: decrease £63,750,000

Income

Summer: increase £1,950,000[69]
Winter: steady £0
Total: increase £1,950,000

Expenditure

Summer: decrease £61,800,000
Winter: steady £0
Total: decrease £61,800,000


 In

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date
13 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois Belgium Racing Genk £7 million 26 July 2011
6 MF Spain Oriol Romeu Spain Barcelona £5 million 4 August 2011
18 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku Belgium Anderlecht £18 million 18 August 2011
10 FW Spain Juan Mata Spain Valencia £23.5 million 22 August 2011
46 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila Mexico Guadalajara £1.75 million 27 August 2011
16 MF Portugal Raul Meireles England Liverpool £12 million 31 August 2011
Total spending: decrease £62.25 million

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date
24 DF England Gary Cahill England Bolton Wanderers £7 million 14 January 2012

MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Belgium Racing Genk £6.7 million 30 January 2012
35 MF Brazil Lucas Piazón Brazil São Paulo £5 million 20 January 2012

FW England Patrick Bamford England Nottingham Forest £1.5 million 31 January 2012

DF Denmark Andreas Christensen Denmark Brøndby IF End of Season May 2012
Total spending: decrease £20.2 million

Out

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date
24 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić Portugal Benfica Part of David Luiz deal 30 June 2011
45 FW Italy Fabio Borini Italy Roma Free transfer 30 June 2011
42 DF England Michael Mancienne Germany Hamburger SV £3 million 30 June 2011
55 MF Italy Jacopo Sala Germany Hamburger SV Undisclosed 30 June 2011
61 GK Czech Republic Jan Šebek Czech Republic FK Baumit Jablonec Free transfer 30 June 2011
63 MF Turkey Gökhan Töre Germany Hamburger SV Undisclosed 30 June 2011
59 MF England Michael Woods Unattached Free transfer 30 June 2011
60 FW England Danny Philliskirk England Sheffield United Free transfer 1 July 2011
37 MF England Jack Cork England Southampton Undisclosed 7 July 2011
18 MF Russia Yuri Zhirkov Russia Anzhi Makhachkala £13.2 million 6 August 2011
63 DF Serbia Slobodan Rajković Germany Hamburger SV Undisclosed 24 August 2011
Total income: increase £16.2 million

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date
33 DF Brazil Alex France Paris Saint-Germain £4.2m 27 January 2012
39 FW France Nicolas Anelka China Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed 1 January 2012
50 MF Portugal Kaby Cyprus AEL Limassol Free 27 January 2012
59 FW Austria Philipp Prosenik Italy AC Milan Undisclosed 31 January 2012

Total income: increase £4.2 million+

Loan in

Squad # Position Player Loaned From Start End Source

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End
43 DF Netherlands Jeffrey Bruma Germany Hamburger SV 30 June 2011 31 May 2012
54 GK England Sam Walker England Northampton Town 11 July 2011 31 May 2012

GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Atlético Madrid 26 July 2011 31 May 2012

DF England Ben Gordon England Peterborough United 17 August 2011 2 January 2012
64 FW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič England Doncaster Rovers 18 August 2011 18 September 2011
35 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Netherlands Vitesse 22 August 2011 31 May 2012

FW Mexico Ulises Dávila Netherlands Vitesse 30 August 2011 31 May 2012
30 MF Israel Yossi Benayoun England Arsenal 31 August 2011 31 May 2012
38 DF Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt England Wigan Athletic 31 August 2011 31 May 2012
44 FW France Gaël Kakuta England Bolton Wanderers 31 August 2011 1 January 2012

GK Croatia Matej Delač Czech Republic České Budějovice 16 September 2011 31 May 2012
60 GK Wales Rhys Taylor England Rotherham United 2 January 2012 2 February 2012
44 FW France Gaël Kakuta France Dijon 11 January 2012 31 May 2012

DF England Ben Gordon Scotland Kilmarnock 11 January 2012 11 February 2012

GK England Sam Walker England Yeovil Town 19 January 2012 30 June 2012
20 MF England Josh McEachran Wales Swansea City 12 January 2012 12 July 2012
38 DF Netherlands Patrick Van Aanholt Netherlands Vitesse 17 January 2012 12 July 2012

MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Belgium Racing Genk 31 January 2012 30 June 2012
64 FW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič Netherlands ADO Den Haag 31 January 2012 30 June 2012

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: decrease £63.25 million
Winter: decrease £21 million
Total: decrease £69.25 million

Income

Summer: increase £16.2 million
Winter: increase £4 million
Total: increase £20.2 million

Expenditure

Summer: decrease £47.05 million
Winter: decrease £1 million
Total: decrease £53.05 million