Chelsea transfer news: Blues sign 33-year-old Eduardo from Dinamo Zagreb
The 33-year-old was a part of Portugal’s triumphant Euro 2016 squad and joins the Blues on a one-year contract
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea have signed goalkeeper Eduardo from Dinamo Zagreb for a currently undisclosed fee.
The 33-year-old was a part of Portugal’s triumphant Euro 2016 squad this summer and joins the Blues on a one-year contract following two seasons with the Croatian champions.
Eduardo is expected to provide cover between the the sticks for both Thibaut Courtois and Asmir Begovic.
Speaking to the club website, Eduardo said: "Having the opportunity to come to the Premier League and to Chelsea, to such a big club, it is an easy decision to make.
"For me this is the best and the most difficult league and it is another level from where I have been until now. So it is a new challenge, at this moment I feel very good, so I am ready for this.
"All the colleagues I have always say the dream is to come to the Premier League, where there are the best clubs and the best players, and the opportunity to come here arrived at this moment.
"I am happy to be here and I hope I meet the expectations people have for me."
Eduardo, full name Eduardo dos Reis Carvalho, began his career at Braga and later progressed into the national team, making his Portugal debut in February 2009.
He has since made 35 internaitonal caps for his country and was first choice at the World Cup in 2010.
The Portuguese joined Serie A side in the same summer before later moving to Dinamo Zagreb in 2014 where he made a total of 70 appearances for the club.
Eduardo is Chelsea's third signing of the summer and joins N'Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi in moving to Stamford Bridge.
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