Glenn Hoddle believes Chelsea’s business in the transfer window last summer was the main reason behind their Premier League victory.
The Blues have sealed their first title in five years with three matches of the season remaining.
Chelsea sold David Luiz, Demba Ba and Romelu Lukaku during the summer of 2014, and replaced them with Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas and Loic Remy, among others.
And former manager Hoddle claims those acquisitions are behind the west London club’s title triumph.
“Jose Mourinho won the Premier League title because of his purchases last summer,” he told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show. “He’s such a shrewd operator.
“He replaced really top players who were maybe in the autumn of their careers with Cesc Fabregas, Nemanja Matic and Diego Costa.
“That has elevated the squad from day one. Add that to Eden Hazard, Willian, John Terry and Thibaut Courtois.
“That was the icing on the cake. It was like a big jigsaw that he built. You saw in the first half of the season they played some magnificent football, people have forgotten that.”