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Pasalic: Lampard the reason I joined Chelsea
Chelsea have completed the signing of midfielder Mario Pasalic from Croatian club Hajduk Split.
Under-21 international Pasalic, 19, was named in his country's provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup, but did not make the final 23.
That followed a season in which he scored 11 goals in 36 senior appearances, attracting the attention of several clubs.

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But he said he opted to move to Stamford Bridge because Frank Lampard is his hero.
"I am very happy because I am now a Chelsea player," he told Chelsea's official website. "I am very impressed by the training ground, and I must thank everybody at Hajduk. This is now a new start in my career.
"I am a central midfielder, my favourite player is Frank Lampard, and so I am very happy to be a Chelsea player."
Welcome to Chelsea, Mario Pasalic! Full story: http://t.co/3HakwFuy1B #CFC pic.twitter.com/Vkj3adLKPU— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) July 9, 2014
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