Pedro eyes more medal haul with Chelsea

The latest Chelsea signing, Pedro, says he has come to Stamford Bridge to continue from where he left off with his medal collection with former club, Barcelona.

Chelsea last Wednesday in a surprise move, completed the £21.1million signing of Pedro from Barcelona on a four-year deal.

The Blues swooped with the Spanish winger on the brink of moving to Premier League rivals Manchester United.

Pedro, 28, expressed his delight upon arriving at Stamford Bridge after a year out of favour with the Catalan giants.

He said: ‘I am very happy to be here. I am very excited to start my adventure at Chelsea and I am here to keep winning titles.

'Thanks to the club and the supporters for giving me the opportunity to put the blue shirt on.’

Pedro becomes Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho's fourth new signing of the summer after Asmir Begovic, Radamel Falcao and Abdul Baba Rahman.

United looked to have sealed the deal to take Pedro to Old Trafford, with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward travelling to Barcelona to tie up the deal.

Mourinho, however, stole a march in the chase by calling up the winger personally to convince him to move to west London.

The Premier League champions have been sprung into transfer action after enduring a dreadful start to the season on and off the pitch, culminating in a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.

— Reuters