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Pizarro prepared to adapt

Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro insists he will have no problem adapting to the physical style of football in the Barclays Premiership after joining Chelsea from Bayern Munich.

The 28-year-old on Friday night joined the Blues on a free transfer from the Bundesliga giants after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.

The forward told Chelsea TV: "I think it's very important for me to win some titles and I have the chance here to win them."

Bayern's signing of Italy striker Luca Toni from Fiorentina this week left Pizarro further down the pecking order at the Allianz Arena.

Despite being a regular substitute for Bayern - behind Roy Makaay, Lukas Podolski and now Toni - Pizarro's availability prompted interest from a number of top clubs.

And he had no qualms about joining Chelsea - or playing as a lone striker when called upon by Jose Mourinho.

He added: "Yes also, to be a football player you have to be ready for all of that and I am. I'm one metre 86 centimetres, in Germany it's a very tough league, and in England as well.

"The most important thing is the Champions League which I was looking to win with Bayern, but we didn't have the chance.

"I think now we have a good team, a good trainer and the chance to win it.

"I had some interesting offers, but the most important thing was that I talked to the coach, I talked to the people here, and they were very interested. We have many chances to win titles here and that's what I want."

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