Chelsea's new signing Demba Ba said his latest team "is at another level" and could not be compared with Newcastle and West Ham, after sealing a move to Stamford Bridge.
Ba reportedly signed a three-and-a-half-year contract worth around £7.5 million ($12 million) after Chelsea had triggered the release clause of £7 million ($11 million).
"This club is at another level, it isn't West Ham or Newcastle," Ba told the club's official website. "They are both big clubs with a strong history, but Chelsea is Chelsea and you cannot compare. It will be easier with world-class players around, who make the football look so easy.
"I hope they can create a lot of chances for me when I play. I have watched some replays of some games to see how the team is playing and hopefully it will be good.
"When the club who won the Champions League wants you, the decision making is very easy. This club is massive and that's something that helped the decision a lot. It was not a hard one."
Ba said he was raring to go at Chelsea, while adding the importance of settling his future as quickly as possible to help both himself and Newcastle move forward. "It feels good to be here, I'm very happy and very proud," he added. "This training ground is massive, it has good facilities and will only help my work.
"It was important for me, and for Newcastle, to get my future sorted and now we can move on. Now they have the whole month to buy someone and for me as well, the sooner the better. Now I am here I just need to get settled in."
Ba and Fernando Torres are expected to be rotated with only one of the striker's playing in Chelsea's preferred 4-2-3-1 formation. The Senegalese international did not quite form a potent partnership with Papiss Cisse at Newcastle, but insisted he is ready to play with anyone.
"It doesn't matter if you have one, two or three forwards," the 27-year-old said. "You always have someone supporting you and more than one player thinking of scoring goals.
"When you play with two both will try to score goals, and the percentage chance can increase automatically. With another striker I can do a bit more around the pitch and not just be focused in the penalty area.
"With only one striker it can be good also because you have wingers helping you. It really doesn't matter for me."
Ba could be included for the FA Cup third round game against Southampton Saturday, and the striker is hoping for a better outing against the Saints this time around. "I am fit," he said. "I played Southampton recently and we had a bad experience.
"We had a bad game from the first to the last minute, so hopefully if I am part of the squad it will be another story."
