Silva moved to Stamford Bridge from PSG on a free transfer last summer after eight seasons with the Ligue 1 giants. The Brazilian won 23 honours, of which seven were Ligue 1 titles but never tasted the Champions League trophy.
Di Maria left Man United for Paris Saint-Germain after one year and enjoyed seven successful seasons in the French capital before joining Juventus earlier this summer.
Former Belgium captain, Eden Hazard, has revealed why he joined Chelsea despite initially having no interest in the club. During his time at Stamford Bridge, Hazard scored 110 goals and laid on 92 assists in 352 games in sevenseasons.
Mertesacker played alongside Van Persie for a season, before the Dutchman signed for Manchester United in 2012. The German centre-back went on to represent the north London club for sevenseasons and is now manager ofthe Arsenal academy.
The 25-year-old won seven major trophies in his four seasons at the Nou Camp, including the Champions League once and La Liga twice. He said his father, Neymar Sr, wanted him to stay at Barcelona.
The 21-year-old central defender signed a "seven-and-a-half-year contract", according to a statement from Chelsea. Badiashile has been a pivotal figure at Monaco, helping the club finish third in Ligue 1 for the past two seasons.
David De Gea is now on the verge of losing his position as Manchester United number one after manager Ole Solskjaer is said to be impressed with Dean Henderson's performances this term.
It's the second consecutive season Dennis will be involved in a relegation fight with his club. The versatile forward was part ofthe Watford squad that was relegated to the Sky Bet Championship last season.
Gundogan leaves Manchester City for BarcelonaGundogan played for Manchester City for sevenseasons under former Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola, eventually becoming club captain in 2022.
The Barcelona defender has moved to north London on a season-long loan deal. tweet twitter post The 27-year-old has spent the last four seasons with the Catalan giants, making 158 appearances and scoring seven goals in the process.