Chelsea midfielder Marko Marin has targeted the Premier League title as he continues to prepare for English football.
The Blues announced in April they had agreed a deal to sign the 23-year-old from Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee and he is already looking forward to the challenges ahead.
"If you play for such a team as Chelsea you want to win trophies, like last year with the Champions League and the FA Cup", Marin said.
"I think I am an offensive player, more a winger, so I hope I can give a lot of assists to strikers so they score a lot of goals and they help the team.
"The Premier League I think is the best league in the world and to win this, that is my aim."
Marin revealed that former Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro helped persuade him to join the club.
Marin spent three seasons with the Bundesliga side, where he was team-mates with Pizarro. The Peruvian endured a frustrating spell with the Blues between 2007 and 2009, but was quick to recommend the club to Marin.
"He [Pizarro] only had good things to say," Marin told Chelsea TV. "I asked him how it is here and he still has a house in Cobham.
"He didn't play a lot but he said that he had a great time here and he thinks I will enjoy it.
Marin is currently enjoying his first few days training with his new team-mates after the summer break.
However, the midfielder's keenness to settle with the west Londoners saw him familiarise himself with the club before pre-season began.
"I am now here for three weeks and I think I know everybody [who works here] now," Marin said.
"I am happy to start team training now and I feel good. It was the first time we trained together with the ball, we did a lot and it was good intensity.
"The first two days we have only one session a day and then it starts with double sessions."
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