Andre Villas-Boas signs with Chelsea

Villas-Boas replaces Carlos Ancelotti at Chelsea after he his two year stint with the club.

The former Porto coach who won a treble last season handed in his resignation on Tuesday. Chelsea paid the €15million clause that would enable Andre Villas-Boas to leave the Portuguese club.

A statement on the Blues' official website reads: "Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce that Andre Villas-Boas will be the club's new manager. He has signed a three-year contract and will start work immediately.

"Andre was the outstanding candidate for the job. He is one of the most talented young managers in football today and has already achieved much in a relatively short space of time. His ambition, drive and determination matches that of Chelsea and we are confident Andre's leadership of the team will result in greater successes in major domestic and European competitions.

"Andre will bring his coaching experience back to a club he is already very familiar with, having previously worked here for three years. He has always been highly regarded at Chelsea and everyone here looks forward to welcoming him back and working with him."

Villas-Boas is walking in the steps of his mentor, Jose Mourinho. As Mourinho was successful with Porto early in his career, he also moved to Chelsea. Villas-Boas worked with Mourinho at Chelsea and Inter before moving to Porto as head coach.