Jose Mourinho described Chelsea as his 'passion' after he signed a four-year deal to become manager of the west London club again.
Having held meetings to finalise the deal with Blues officials on Monday, just hours after his departure from Real Madrid, Mourinho spoke of his happiness at embarking upon his second spell as Chelsea manager.
When asked by a Chelsea TV journalist if he promised to deliver the same quality to Stamford Bridge, Mourinho replied: 'It is exactly the same message but now I can say I am one of you and that is the difference.
'I never had in football my career two great passions. Inter and Chelsea. And Chelsea is more than important for me.
'It was very, very hard to play against Chelsea and I did it only twice which was not so bad. I promise exactly the same things as I promised in 2004 with the difference that I am one of you.'
Mourinho will be officially unveiled in a press conference on Monday June 10.
Mourinho brings coaching staff Rui Faria, Silvino Louro and Jose Morais with him from Real, and will already be plotting how he will claim Chelsea's first Premier League title since 2010 next season.
A statement on the club website read: 'Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Jose Mourinho as first team manager.
'Mourinho has signed a four-year contract and will return to the club where he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups between 2004 and 2007.
'He brings three coaching staff with him in Rui Faria, Silvino Louro and Jose Morais. Each carries the title of assistant first team coach and will work alongside current first team staff Steve Holland, Christophe Lollichon and Chris Jones.
'The new manager will be officially presented in a press conference at Stamford Bridge on Monday 10 June, further details of which will follow in due course.'
Ron Gourlay, Chelsea's chief executive, added: 'I am delighted to welcome Jose back to Chelsea. His continued success, drive and ambition made him the outstanding candidate.
'It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater success in the future and Jose is our number one choice as we believe he is the right manager to do just that.
'He was and remains a hugely popular figure at the club and everyone here looks forward to working with him again.'
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