CHELSEA SIGN ULISES DAVILA

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Mexican Under-20 international Ulises Davila from Chivas. Davila, who has signed a five-year contract, can play either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.

Standing 5ft 7in, he is accomplished with the ball at his feet and a fine finisher with a strong team ethic.

The 20-year-old represented his country at this year's Under-20 World Cup in Colombia, helping them to a bronze medal with a goal in their 3-1 third-place play-off win over Gael Kakuta's France, and appearing in all seven of their competitive matches.

Chelsea's technical director Michael Emenalo welcomed the youngster to the club: 'Ulises has been a highly-scouted player by a lot of clubs, and has made great progress in the last couple of tournaments we have seen him play in,' he said.

'We are delighted to have been able to get this deal done, Chivas is a superb club with a strong reputation in player development and world football, and we are confident Ulises will be able to continue his fast development to become an important Chelsea first-team player.'

Davila has come through the excellent Chivas youth system, which has launched the careers of Manchester United's Javier Hernandez, Arsenal's Carlos Vela, Fulham's Carlos Salcido and Mexican international Omar Bravo, who remains with the club at the age of 31.