8. Paulo Ferreira – 2004
One of Mourinho’s first signings for the club came from his old Champions League winning side Porto. Already an established Portugal international, he added some much welcomed class on the right side of the defence and managed to keep the spot on a lockdown until the past two years.
Signed for a fee in the region of £13.2m, he spent the next nine years at the club and was always there waiting whenever he was needed. A consummate professional, a true gentleman and a classy footballer, there aren’t many players better at proving they were such good value for money.