Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea F.C. in July 2003. The first signings made for the team under his ownership were Yves Makaba-Makalamby, for free from PSV Eindhoven, and Craig Rocastle, for free from Kingstonian.
In total, in the 2003-04 season, Chelsea spent £153,400,000. This compares to the £500,000 they had spent in the previous season.
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