This is Jose Mourinho's second summer signing from the Spanish champions after Diego Costa's deal was confirmed, as reported by Sky Sports. Tiago Mendes is also expected to complete the same switch, as noted by the London Evening Standard's Simon Johnson.
Luis completed a medical on Tuesday, according to the Times (via Jack Wilson of the Daily Express), who notes Diego Simeone's club have already replaced the outgoing defender with Granada's Guilherme Siqueira.
Chelsea have finally captured left-back Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid, as reported by the English club's official Twitter account:
Simon Jones of the Daily Mail describes a "drawn out" transfer that will cost Chelsea in the region of £20 million. Luis was reportedly ordered to train with the reserves after expressing his desire to leave, but as the 2014-15 season approaches, he will begin the pre-season working with Mourinho's developing Blues squad.
Luis offers an instant replacement for Ashley Cole, who joined Roma after becoming a free agent, as reported by The Guardian.
The Atletico favourite, who was left out of Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazilian World Cup squad, will go head-to-head with converted right-back Cesar Azpilicueta for a place in Mourinho's starting lineup. His hefty £20 million fee appears necessary after Atletico "refused" to let him leave until Chelsea agreed to meet the player's buyout clause, as per Jones.
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Diego Costa to Chelsea: Latest Transfer Details, Reaction and More
Updates from Tuesday, July 15
Chelsea confirmed the signing of Diego Costa on a five-year contract in a release on the club website.
Costa also spoke about his move to Stamford Bridge in the statement:
Costa said: ‘I am very happy to sign for Chelsea. Everybody knows it is a big club in a very competitive league, and I am very excited to get started in England with a fantastic coach and team-mates. Having played against Chelsea last season I know the high quality of the squad I am joining.
‘I would like to thank everybody at Atletico who made me into the player I am, it was an incredible time for me, but now I am starting a new adventure and I hope to win many trophies with Chelsea.’
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Diego Costa is heading to Chelsea after they reached a transfer agreement with Atletico Madrid for the talented striker.
The Blues announced the deal on Tuesday:Chelsea Football Club can confirm an agreement has been reached with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Diego Costa, with Chelsea meeting the buy-out clause for the Spanish international.Costa was somewhat of a late bloomer. He always possessed the potential to become a valuable member of an attack in one of Europe's best leagues, but it took some time for everything to click for him as he bounced around from club to club on loan.
Finally, after an encouraging loan stay with Rayo Vallecano, Atletico gave him a more extended look last season and he broke out with 20 goals across all competitions. He proceeded to put together an even more impressive campaign to back up that success with 35 goals.
One of the main reasons for his success is his strong play at home during La Liga play. Squawka Football notes only one player scored more goals in front of a club's faithful supporters in league action than the Colchoneros star:
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