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#4 The Italian Revolution (1996-1997)
With Ruud Gullit at the helm, Chelsea became an attractive destination for foreigners who wanted to play in the English League.
Roberto Di Matteo signed up for a then club record fee of £4.9 million. Gianluca Vialli, who was a Sampdoria and Juventus legend by then, moved to London in a free transfer. The winter window saw Chelsea break their transfer record again to bring in Gianfranco Zola for £5.58 million.
Needless to say, the three of them went on to become Chelsea legends in many ways. Vialli managed Chelsea to a historic treble in 1998.
Di Matteo won Chelsea its first ever UEFA Champions League title - something Roman Abramovic craved for since buying the club in 2003. And Zola mesmerized the Stamford Bridge crowd for years with his magical feet and ever-positive presence.
Another signing that doesn't get the spotlight it deserves is that of the Frenchman Frank Leboeuf. He made the centre-back position his own and had his best years at Chelsea both domestically and Internationally, his highest point being the 1998 World Cup win with France.
