Chelsea spent 16 million euros to sign Frank Lampard, a sought-after mature youth midfielder from the Premier League, from West Ham United.
As a result, the Blues put together a team that was quite impressive in both lineup and strength.
The team included French national team's defensive rock and superstar Marcel Desailly, Premier League's top scorer Hasselbaink, Italian pocket dynamo Zola, Roberto Di Matteo, Albert Ferrer, and Lisbon Athletic's triple crown member John Terry.
However, no one anticipated that the departure of Quaresma, Viana, and Terry would be the total extent of Lisbon Athletic's summer exits.
After that, Lisbon Athletic did not sell any more players.
On the contrary, they began a baffling spree of acquisitions from all corners of the globe.
Even more outrageous than last summer.
Record Report: "Exorbitant Acquisition! Lisbon Athletic spends two million euros to buy Nice's attacking midfielder Evra!"
