Chelsea
have announced the signing of Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic from Hajduk
Split.
The 19-year-old, who has represented his country at Under-21 level and was
named in their 30-man provisional World Cup squad, immediately joined Jose
Mourinho's squad for pre-season training.
"I am very happy because I am now a Chelsea player," he told the club's
official website. "I am very impressed by the training ground and I must
thank everybody at Hajduk.
"This is now a new start in my career. I am a central midfielder, my
favourite player is Frank Lampard and so I am very happy to be a Chelsea
player."
The German-born youngster made a promising start to senior football during
the 2013/14 season, scoring 11 times in 36 appearances in all competitions
and helping his side to third place in the Croatian league.
Chelsea begin their 2014/15 campaign away at Burnley on Saturday, August 16.
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