LONDON — Chelsea has signed Stoke City's Bosnian international goalkeeper Asmir Begovic on a four-year contract, the Premier League champion confirmed Monday. The 28-year-old, who joined Stoke from Portsmouth in 2010, has signed for a fee reported in British media to be worth eight million pounds ($12.44 million). Begovic will compete with first-choice Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois at Stamford Bridge after Petr Cech ended his trophy-laden 11-year spell by joining rivals Arsenal last month. “I am very happy to be joining Chelsea. After speaking at length to the manager (Jose Mourinho), I feel like I can develop here and be an important part of this team,” Begovic told Chelsea's official website (www.chelseafc.com). — Reuters