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.

"I have a philosophy that I think the Inter players will like, and I expect them to enjoy working with me, given the rapport I had with my players at Chelsea."

Mourinho has been hired by Moratti to bring the Champions League crown to Inter, something Mancini, who was sacked last month, never achieved. Moratti believes Mourinho's record in continental competition - he won the Champions League and the UEFA Cup with FC Porto - will make a difference.

Mourinho added: "Having worked in Spain, England and Portugal, I have experience of different footballing cultures, which is something you need if you want to do well in the Champions League.

"I still follow Chelsea and I wish them the best, but if we meet them in the Champions League, I will act as though I don't know anyone."

Meanwhile, former Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will today be confirmed as the new head coach of Mexico.

The Swede succeeds Hugo Sanchez and takes on his first international coaching role since quitting England in 2006.