The summer of 2006 saw Mourinho add another £50m worth of talent to his already impressive squad with Andrei Shevchenko, Salomen Kalou, John Obi Mikel, Hilario, Khalid Boulahrouz and Ashley Cole arriving at the Bridge. But, despite their wealth, Chelsea stuttered and £30m striker Shevchenko in particular proved to be a flop.
Over the course of the 2006-07 season speculation grew over Mourinho's future thanks to alleged poor relations with Abramovich, a power struggle with sporting director Frank Arnesen and Abramovich advisor Piet de Visser and doubt over who was in charge of transfer policy.
Manchester United wrestled the Premiership title away from Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2006-07 season and denied Mourinho a third straight English title and fifth consecutive title after back-to-back league crowns in Portugal and England.
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