Alvaro Morata is set to become Chelsea's 19th striker of the Roman Abramovich era with more than £335m spent... So what became of the Blues' other leading men?
ADRIAN MUTU CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 37
Goals: 10
Assists: 9code
HERNAN CRESPO CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 71
Goals: 25
Assists: 4
MATEJA KEZMAN CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 39
Goals: 7
Assists: 2
DIDIER DROGBA CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 389
Goals: 164
Assists: 88
Didier Drogba (£24million from Marseille, July 2004,
SALOMON KALOU CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 251
Goals: 60
Assists: 44
Salomon Kalou (£9million from Feyenoord, May 2006
ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 77
Goals: 22
Assists: 11
Andriy Shevchenko (£30million from AC Milan, May 2006)
CLAUDIO PIZARRO CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 32
Goals: 2
Assists: 4
Claudio Pizarro (Free from Bayern Munich, June 2007
NICOLAS ANELKA CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 188
Goals: 59
Assists: 38
Nicolas Anelka (£15million from Bolton, January 2008)
DANIEL STURRIDGE CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 103
Goals: 24
Assists: 11
Daniel Sturridge (£3.5million from Manchester City, July 2009)
FERNANDO TORRES CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 182
Goals: 45
Assists: 40
Fernando Torres (£50million from Liverpool, January 2011)
ROMELU LUKAKU CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 15
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Romelu Lukaku (£12million from Anderlecht, August 2011)
DEMBA BA CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 51
Goals: 14
Assists: 5
Demba Ba (£7million from Newcastle, January 2013)
DIEGO COSTA CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 120
Goals: 59
Assists: 22
Diego Costa governor (£31million from Atletico Madrid, July 2014)
ALEXANDRE PATO CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 2
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Alexandre Pato ( Loan from Corinthians, January 2016
MICHY BATSHUAYI CHELSEA CAREER
Games: 28
Goals: 9
Assists: 3
Michy Batshuayi (£33.2million from Marseille, July 2016
- LOIC REMY
CHELSEA CAREER
GAMES: 32
GOALS: 16
ASSISTS: 4
(£10M from QPR)
*SAMUEL ETO'O 2013-14
CJELSEA CAREER
GAMES: 21
GOALS: 12
ASSISTS: 3
(undisclosed deal from Anzhi Makhachkala)
*RADAMEL FALCAO 2015-2016
CHELSEA CAREER
GAMES: 10
GOALS: 1
ASSIST:0
(season long loan)