Chelsea have been without Spanish players since the oil kings took over, with Fernando Torres, Azpilicueta and others having had great success at Chelsea. In recent years, the Spaniards who have switched to the Blues have also been good generals, but can Saul Neggs follow in the footsteps of his predecessors and establish his own reputation at Stamford Bridge?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > Fabregas, Diego Costa</h1>
In the summer of 2014, Chelsea signed two Spanish internationals in one fell swoop, midfielder Fabregas and centre-forward Diego Costa for transfer fees of £28m and £32m respectively. The two became the main players of Mourinho's team after joining the team, the former contributing numerous assists, while the latter shouldered the responsibility of scoring goals, leading the Blues to win two Premier League titles in 2014-15 and 2016-17, and were the main members of Chelsea's ZTE after 2012.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > Pedro</h1>
Pedro followed in the footsteps of 'brother' Fabregas to Move to Chelsea for a fee of £21.4 million, seen as the final puzzle in Mourinho's squad. The Spanish player, who was highly motivated and excellent in both position and shooting, immediately became the team's main winger, playing 206 games for Chelsea in his five years, scoring 43 goals. His positioning and Fabregas's pass became one of Chelsea's killer moves; his left-right bow shooting technique has always been talked about by fans. By the summer of 2020, Pedro Fang left the team on a free basis and had won the applause and love of the Blues fans.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > Marcos Alonso</h1>
Marcos Alonso is one of the few Spanish players who did not transfer from La Liga, and in the summer of 2016 he joined Fiorentina for £24 million and immediately became an important wingback under Conte. During his six seasons at Chelsea, Marcos Alonso scored 25 goals in 170 games for the team, the most defensive in the Premier League in the same period. In addition to scoring goals in positional battles, set-pieces are also a great skill for Marcos Alonso, who scored his premier League goal for Chelsea at the beginning of this season and was shortlisted for the Premier League's August Player of the Month with his outstanding performance.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" > Kepa Alisavaraga</h1>
Kepa Arisawaraga is the world's highest-paid goalkeeper for a transfer fee of £72 million. Although he caused a lot of controversy after joining, and last season was even more unsuccessful, and was taken away by Edward Mendy, Kepa AliSavaraga has been consistently delivering convincing performances. In the 2018-19 Europa League, he was close to leading the championship on his own, repeatedly saving the ball in the penalty shootout stage of the final four against Eintracht Frankfurt, and in this season's European Super Cup, Thomas Tuchel was replaced by Kepa AliSavaraga before the penalty shootout, and he also saved two goals and became the team's hero again.