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| Chelsea Highest transfer fees paid Players |
Highest transfer fees paid
| Name | From | Fee | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fernando Torres | Liverpool FC | £50M | 2011 |
| 2 |  Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | £30.8M | 2006 |
| 3 |  Michael Essien | Lyon | £24.5M | 2005 |
| 4 |  Didier Drogba | Marseille | £24M | 2004 |
| 5 |  David Luiz | Benfica | £21M | 2011 |
| 6 |  Shaun Wright-Phillips | Manchester City | £21M | 2005 |
| 7 |  Ricardo Carvalho | FC Porto | £20M | 2004 |
| 8 |  Yuri Zhirkov | CSKA Moscow | £18M | 2009 |
| 9 | Ramires | Benfica | £18M | 2010 |
| 10 |  Damien Duff | Blackburn Rovers | £17M | 2003 |
