▁manager ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ch else a ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁silver ware ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁winning ▁the ▁Europa ▁League ▁final ▁against ▁Portuguese ▁side ▁Ben fica . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁season ▁in ▁third ▁place . ▁ ▁Month ▁by ▁month ▁review ▁ ▁June ▁ ▁Ex cluding ▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Mark o ▁Mar in , ▁who ▁was ▁signed ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁Ch else a ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁campaign ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June , ▁signing ▁Belg ian ▁international ▁w inger ▁E den ▁Haz ard ▁from ▁L ille ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁fee ▁rum oured ▁to ▁be ▁£ 3 2 ▁million . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁club ▁lost ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁purchase ▁nearby ▁B atter se a ▁Power ▁Station ▁which ▁they ▁considered ▁converting ▁to ▁a ▁stad ium ▁and ▁make ▁it ▁their ▁new ▁home ▁ground . ▁ ▁Roberto ▁Di ▁Mat te o , ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Champions ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁season ▁as ▁inter im ▁manager , ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁as ▁first - team ▁manager ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June , ▁Did ier ▁D rog ba , ▁who ▁scored ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁goals ▁for ▁Ch else a ▁in ▁his ▁eight ▁seasons , ▁completed ▁his ▁free ▁transfer ▁to ▁Chinese ▁club ▁Shang hai ▁Sh en h ua . ▁ ▁July ▁At ▁the ▁West min ster ▁Mag istr ates '