Chelsea have signed a Asmir Begovic as the replacement for Petr Cech. The former Stoke City goalkeeper signed a four year deal with Chelsea.
Begovic will be with the Chelsea team on their pre-season tour on Wednesday.
Begovic said :
I am very happy to be joining Chelsea FC," he told the club's official website. After speaking at length to the manager, I feel like I can develop here and be an important part of this team. I am looking forward to meeting up with the team on Wednesday for the pre-season tour.
The goalkeeper also expressed his gratitude to Stoke city:
I would like to say thank you to everyone at Stoke football club, the chairman and Coates family, Mark Hughes and Tony Pulis, goalkeeper coach Andy Quy, all my team-mates and especially the fans who have made me and my family so welcome, he wrote on Twitter.
I have loved my time at Stoke, but I feel I had to take this opportunity for me to continue to develop and challenge myself as a player.
I am very proud of what we have acheieved during my time at Stoke and it has been a great team of players to work with. I wish you all the best for the season ahead.