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Who did Hasselbaink replace as the most expensive signing by Chelsea in May 2000?

  • Didier Drogba

  • Frank Lampard

  • Marcel Desailly

  • Gianfranco Zola

Answer

Hasselbaink replaced Gianfranco Zola as the most expensive signing by Chelsea in May 2000. He was signed from Atlético Madrid for a fee of £15 million. Zola had been Chelsea's most expensive signing until then, having been signed from Parma for £14 million in 1996. Hasselbaink went on to become a key player for Chelsea, scoring 127 goals in 251 appearances for the club.
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