I’m here to win trophies: Parker

SCOTT PARKER is desperate to put his Chelsea nightmare behind him after clinching his £6.5m move to Newcastle.

The 24-year-old signed a five-year deal after passing a medical on Tyneside yesterday and admitted he cannot wait to pull on the black and white shirt after managing just 19 starts for Chelsea since his £10million switch from Charlton in January 2004.

“It was frustrating,” said Parker, whose progress at Chelsea was hampered by a foot fracture. “I had a frustrating start where I was not figuring a lot, and then picked up an injury which stopped me playing for a little while, so I just cannot wait to start up.