LONDON, May 13: Porto defender Jose Bosingwa has agreed a three-year deal with Chelsea and will join the Premier League runners-up after Euro 2008, the London club said on Monday.

“Jose Bosingwa has agreed terms with Chelsea Football Club. He has agreed a three-year contract,” said a statement on the club’s website.

Porto said on their website on Sunday that Chelsea would pay $31.75 million for the 25-year-old Kinshasa-born Portugal international.—Reuters

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