The defender has penned a long-term deal to join the Blues from Atalanta, having impressed on loan at Cagliari in Serie A last season.

Palestra, an Italian international, has now completed the formalities of his move to Stamford Bridge, and we were on hand to capture his first trip to Cobham as he got to know his new surroundings and posed in blue.

Now sit back and check out these exclusive signing shots below. Then watch our first interview with Palestra, which is available in full exclusively with CFC+, our global content subscription service.