BELLETTI MOVE COMPLETED

Juliano Belletti signed a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge on Thursday afternoon having completed a medical and agreed personal terms.

The right-back (pictured with club secretary David Barnard) moves from FC Barcelona for an undisclosed fee.

He spoke to Chelsea TV immediately after putting pen to paper and revealed just how swiftly the deal had come together.

'It has all been a great surprise,' he said. 'Just yesterday I talked with Chelsea. We reached an agreement and so did Chelsea and Barcelona with no problem.

'I am a typical Brazilian full-back,' he added. 'I like to get forward up the wing.'

The full interview can be seen on Blues News tonight at 6.30pm, repeated at 10pm.

The 31-year-old is most famous for scoring the winning goal in the 2006 Champions League Final against Arsenal when he came on as a second-half substitute. It was his first goal for Barcelona.

He was signed by the Catalan giants in 2004 from Villarreal, having moved from his native Brazil to Spain two years earlier. At Villarreal he was a UEFA Cup semi-finalist.

In his first season at Barça he played in both legs of the epic Champions League knockout tie between Chelsea and Barcelona when José Mourinho's side went through with a 4-2 second-leg win at Stamford Bridge.

In the first-leg at Camp Nou, Belletti had the misfortune to score an own-goal as his side won 2-1.

In addition to his Champions League winners' medal, he won two Spanish league titles and two Spanish Supercups during his time with Barcelona.

Following on from the signing of Alex, Chelsea now have two Brazilian international defenders in our squad. Belletti has been capped 23 times by his country and has scored one goal at international level.

He began his career in his homeland with Cruzeiro where he spent two years before moving to Sao Paulo in 1995. He also spent a year on loan with Atlético MG between 1998-1999.

He becomes the sixth new addition to the Chelsea squad this summer.