Mourinho: Chelsea's stars want to join me

Jose Mourinho today insisted his former Chelsea players want to join him at Inter Milan.

The Portuguese was unveiled as the new boss of the Italian champions with speculation rife he will make a move for Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho.

He said: "I think it's normal that, as a consequence of the relationship I have with the Chelsea players, that almost all of them want to work with me in the future and it's the same for me."

Any bids would depend on "if Chelsea want to sell," said Mourinho, who signed a three-year deal to replace Robert Mancini.

Although Mourinho began life at the San Siro insisting he is no longer the "Special One", the 45-year-old showed he had not lost all of his old self-assurance as he claimed he was still "a great manager".

And despite all the transfer talk Mourinho insisted he would sign a maximum of three players this summer.

Speaking in fluent Italian, he said: "Call me Mourinho, not the Special One. I am a great manager, but don't call me special: I have arrived at a special club.

"I have come to Inter to begin a new cycle, but I am not going to start a revolution. This is a good team, so we need only two or three additions, but I won't say who they are. The president Massimo Moratti has asked me to be myself. He wants me to work with passion, and to show empathy with everyone: players, fans and club officials.