Cote d'Ivore international, Didier Drogba has completed his move to Chelsea for a second stint at the club after leaving them two years ago.
Premier League giants announced on Friday that their former striker has returned to the club signing on a one-year contract.
"It was an easy decision. I couldn't turn down the opportunity to work with Jose again." Drogba told the club website
"Everyone knows the special relationship I have with this club and it has always felt like home to me. My desire to win is still the same and I look forward to the opportunity to help this team.
"I am excited for this next chapter of my career," added Drogba, who was pictured on the club website posing with Chelsea's new home shirt.
Drogba, 36, was a free agent after leaving Turkish side Galatasaray at the end of last season when his 18 months contract expired.
The Ivory Coast star scored 157 goals for Chelsea over an eight-year period and left the club in 2012 after scoring the winning penalty against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.
"He's coming because he's one of the best strikers in Europe," Mourinho said.
"I know his personality very well and I know if he comes back he's not protected by history or what he's done for this club previously. He is coming with the mentality to make more history."
Mourinho brought Drogba to Stamford Bridge from Marseille in a £24 million ($40.7 million, 30.3 million euros) transfer in 2004 during his first stint as manager.
Drogba was instrumental as Chelsea win three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups, in addition to the Champions League triumph at Bayern's Allianz Arena in his first eight years at the club.
In total he has made 341 appearances for the club, scoring nine cup-final goals, and was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player in a 2012 fan poll.
Drogba joins new acquisition, Diego Costa, Fernando Torres and Romelu Lukaku in the Chelsea attack for the new season billed to kickoff next month.
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