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Laurent Koscielny transferred from FC Lorient to Arsenal in 2011, becoming a key defender for the club. William Gallas had left Arsenal earlier, while Gibbs and Chamakh were already at Arsenal or joined from different clubs.

Angel di Maria transferred from SL Benfica to Real Madrid in 2010 for around €25 million. Benfica is the Portuguese club where he developed before his big-money move to Spain.

Manchester City signed Jerome Boateng, Yaya Toure, and David Silva in the 2010 transfer window. David Villa never joined Manchester City - he transferred to Barcelona from Valencia that same summer.

Mesut Ozil played for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga before his high-profile transfer to Real Madrid in 2010. He never played for Lyon, Wolfsburg, or Liverpool before joining Madrid.

Fran Merida transferred from Arsenal to Atletico Madrid in 2010. Rosicky, Fabregas, and Ramsey remained at Arsenal during this period - none of them moved to Atletico.

Roy Hodgson was appointed Liverpool manager in 2010, succeeding Rafael Benitez. Benitez had just left Liverpool, while Low coaches Germany and Mancini was at Manchester City.

Michael Ballack returned to Bayer Leverkusen in 2010 after leaving Chelsea, coming back to the club where he started his career. Bayern Munich was his former club, while Italian clubs didn't sign him.

Jose Mourinho is Portuguese, born in Setubal, Portugal. He managed Porto before moving to Chelsea, Inter Milan, and then Real Madrid. His nationality is Portuguese.

Rafael Benitez became Inter Milan manager in 2010 after Jose Mourinho left for Real Madrid. Hodgson was at Liverpool, Hughes at Fulham, and Ancelotti at Chelsea during this time.