The 19-year-old says he is
delighted to be joining the
club and hopes to emulate
his hero Frank Lampard, who
left the London outfit at the
end of the season
Chelsea have confirmed the
signing of 19-year-old
midfielder Mario Pasalic
from Hajduk Split.
The 19-year-old midfielder
has represented Croatia at
Under-21 level and was
named in Niko Kovac's
provisional squad for the
World Cup, though he did
not make the final cut.
"I am very happy because I
am now a Chelsea player,"
Pasalic 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."
Born in Germany, Pasalic
only made his first-team
debut in 2013 but scored 11
goals in 30 league
appearances last season as
Hajduk finished the Croatian
campaign in third place.
Pasalic will link up with
Chelsea's senior squad for
pre-season training on
Wednesday.
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