How Chelsea signed a star team with hidden payments
The Premier League published a 28-page document highlighting all the wrongdoings - how much money was paid out, by who, and for which transfer deals. David Luiz had two spells at Chelsea between 2011 to 2014 and 2016 to 2019 The documents name most of the players, though they are not accused of being involved. 37m were paid to director of football Frank Arnesen, plus scout and advisory Piet de Visser and an unnamed third member of staff. Chelsea took two Premier League titles (2014-15, 2016-17), two FA Cups (2011-12, 2017-18), the EFL Cup (2014-15) and the Europa League (2018–19). Chelsea fought off most of Europe's top clubs to the £32m signing of Lille's Hazard, who would score 110 goals in 352 games across all competitions. The Belgium international was in the PFA Team of the Year four times, and was the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2013-14.