May 13, 2008 12:13 PM

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Bosingwa: Here To Be The Best

Chelsea's new signing Jose Bosingwa has offered his first words to the press since the deal was confirmed...

The right-back, also strong on the wing, has sealed a deal worth over £16 million to join the Blues from Portuguese giants Porto.

In a strange twist of fate, he was a talent spotted by Jose Mourinho in 2003, arriving at the club to claim the league, Champions League and more, but he has now been snapped up by Mourinho's successor at Chelsea, Avram Grant.

"To improve yourself you need to be playing alongside the best and the Premier League has the best players in the world so that is where I need to be," emphasised the Portuguese international.

"I had some time to think about it and I knew some clubs were interested in me and when I heard one was Chelsea, I thought okay.

"I couldn't speak to [former Porto team-mates Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira] before I signed because everything was done in secret, but now I am sure I am going to speak to them and they are going to help me get to know Chelsea better."

This is a man used to winning. Since joining Porto, he has played a key role in a side that has dominated the BWIN Liga, and he will be hopinh to enjoy similar fortune at Stamford Bridge.

"We won the championship five games before the end. We are a team that had been together for three years and we played with a lot of freedom," explained Bosingwa.

"We didn't have any interference from the press and Porto is also the biggest team in Portugal and this is reflected in the results."

They had, however, been lacking when coming up against Chelsea in the Champions League. Bosingwa explains that his former side could not match the rock solid unit of Chelsea, of which he is now a part.

"It is difficult because Chelsea is a very experienced team and they put a lot of pressure on you," he continued. "In the first season when Chelsea was with José Mourinho it was more difficult for us. In the second time we played I think we did a little bit better, but it was still difficult."

He ended with a promising message for the fans: "I promise the fans that I am going to work very hard so every weekend they are going to leave the games happy.

"They can be sure I am going to work very hard so the team can be very successful with me."