Chelsea have signed Brazilian born Italian international midfielder Jorginho from Napoli for a fee of around £57m.
The 26 year old becomes Chelsea's first signing of the summer, and he joins ex Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri in swapping Naples for London.
Deployed as a deep lying midfielder at Napoli by Chelsea's new manager, he was odds on to join Manchester City as a replacement for the departed Yaya Toure, but following Manchester City's decision to pull out of the deal and the player's decision to move to London rather than Manchester, Chelsea eventually edged it.
Speaking of his move to Stamford Bridge, he said;
"I am absolutely ecstatic to be here at Chelsea,"
"It is not easy to become part of such a big team so I am very, very happy. I am excited to play in such an intense league for a team that gives everything to play and win."
He joined Napoli in January 2014 for a fee of £9m, and won the Italian Cup and Super Cup during four and half year stay in Seria A.
The 5ft 11in midfielder has eight caps for the Italian national team.
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