Ranking Chelsea’s best transfer deals of the past year as Cuadrado competes with Costa and Fabregas

Nemanja Matic

The midfielder who had been at Chelsea as a youngster showed exactly why Benfica had taken a chance on him after re-signing last January at the Bridge.

The Serbian has proved to be an inspired signing by Jose Mourinho, especially considering the £22 million transfer fee paid to the Portuguese club was entirely recouped in the £37.1 million sale of Juan Mata to Manchester United.