[Photo] Italian Star Poses With Chelsea Shirt After Completing £23m Move

Chelsea have completed the signing of Italian right-back Davide Zappacosta from Torino in a deal reportedly worth £23m.

Antonio Conte has been desperately trying to bring in a full-back all summer but the Blues boss has been frustrated with his pursuit of several key targets in recent weeks..

Competition for Victor Moses in the right wing-back role was identified as a priority and after missing out on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool, Conte turned his attention to Zappacosta.

News broke earlier on Thursday that the Italian international was flying-in to London to undergo his medical and discuss personal terms after Chelsea had agreed a deal with Torino for his signature.

Those formalities have been concluded as Chelsea announced on Chelseafc.com a short time ago that Zappacosta has joined the clubs on a four-year contract.

No precise details of the deal have been released by either club as yet but the Mirror claim Chelsea have paid Torino £23m for the 25-year-old right-back.

After completing his move, Zappacosta told the clubs website:

‘It is a dream for me to join Chelsea and play in the Premier League. I am very excited to be here and start working with the team. I hope I can show my quality to the coach, my team-mates and the supporters.’

Zappacosta has been with Torino since joining the club from Atalanta in 2015 and he’s been capped four times by the Italian national team having previously played for the under-21s.

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He’s a specialist right-back who’s also capable of playing as a wing-back so he’s the perfect addition for Conte and should be a useful signing for Chelsea this coming season.