Before leaving, he spoke to Chelsea TV. “Everbody is talking about Chelsea. Real Madrid is no different to anyone. There’s lots of interest, everybody is talking about the ambition of the London club, Chelsea.”
The 30 year old has signed a 4 year contract with the blues and will also take the number 4 shirt.
Chief executive Trevor Birch celebrated the signature being put on paper by saying: “That’s it. No more. We’ve finished!” So expect no more ins or outs before the deadline!
The transfer looked to have hit a stumbling block yesterday, over a percentage of the transfer fee that Real were refusing to hand over to Makelele.
The transfer fee Chelsea actually paid is not known and will remain undisclosed.