Chelsea have beaten Manchester United to the signature of Porto full-back Jose Bosingwa, according to reports emerging in Portugal.
The talented defender has demonstrated in the Champions League over the past few seasons that he is one of the continent's finest in his position.
And it is such performances that have not gone unnoticed across Europe, with Manchester United thought to have been leading the race to acquire his services.
However, it has now come to light that Chelsea are desperate to add the player to their ranks and have stolen a march on their Premier League rivals.
A fee of €20million (£15.8million) is thought to have been concurred between Porto and Chelsea, with Bosingwa to pen a five-year deal with the west London club.
Portuguese press are reporting that an announcement could be made as early as Monday, with Bosingwa having elected not to make any comment this weekend as to where his future may lie.


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cleonard (Manchester United fan)
"Haroon 007 ! .. what did I tell you yesterday boy ?? ... you're hooped boy ! .... suck that !!!!! ... sulkin' are we ? .... I love it ! ... BOY !"
Samadams (Chelsea fan)
"Ordinary oliver, Essien our only good signing??? Carvalho is an amazing centre back, Cech is best goalie in the world, Ballack is back to his best(hasn't he scored a few recently..hmmm...yes a couple against Man U) Makelele is the benchmark for all holding midfielders, yes Robben had injury problems but he was a top player, Joe Cole - great season, to name but a few. Yes there's been dodgy signings but what club hasn't you've been through a few goalkeepers until you got van der sar, Saha's a waste of time etc. The point is Essien is not our decent player and sometimes clubs make bad signings these things happen. "
ordinaryoliver (Manchester United fan)
"Do you know what I love about your comments Chelsea? All the players mentioned in the previous posts with the exception of Essien have been flops. Robben was injury ridden, as was Ballack who also ontributed to the departure of of your beloved chosen one. Mikel cost you an extra 12m in our favour, and he is a filthy little sod so you're welcome to him, he definetly suits Chelsea over Utd. Maybe judging by 'jonniebryant's' comment this guy is a decoy, Utd come out to say we're after this guy, you sign and leave the path clear for Alves or P Lahm. I seriously reckon Fergie and Utd have got wise to this now, which is why you saw him swoop for Anderson and Nani quickly and quietly at the end of last season. We don't really need many more players, I would like to see Fergie sign a prolific striker, Hunterlaar, Berbatov or Benzema (surely Chelsea can't buy all 3 of them) and an adaptable fullback, how about Ramos? "
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