Chelsea beat United in bid for Bosingwa
CHELSEA yesterday beat Manchester United to the signing of Porto right-back Jose Bosingwa, for a fee of £16.1million.
The Blues confirmed the player has agreed a three-year contract with the Stamford Bridge club and will join after this summer's European Championships.
It represents a welcome success for Chelsea the day after United pipped them to the Barclays Premier League title.
The Portugal international's arrival will place more speculation around the future of Juliano Belletti. The Brazilian has been sidelined in recent weeks, with Michael Essien playing at right-back.
Chelsea's other right-back, Portugal's Paulo Ferreira, signed a five-year deal earlier this season and is unlikely to move on.
Bosingwa was born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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