Chelsea have signed Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta from Marseille.
The 22-year-old right-back is joining the European champions after representing Spain at the London Olympics earlier this month.
Contract details weren’t disclosed on Friday, but the transfer fee is reported to be about STG7 million ($A10.70 million).
Azpilicueta is the fourth Spaniard in the Chelsea squad, teaming up with Juan Mata, Oriol Romeu and Fernando Torres.
Chelsea has opened the Premier League season with two victories from two matches.
Azpilicueta made the last of his 69 appearances for Marseille in last weekend’s 2-0 victory over Sochaux.
He joined the French club in 2010 from Osasuna. Although he suffered a serious knee injury in his first season on the Mediterranean coast, he established himself as the club’s first-choice right-back.