JOSE MOURINHO has been named as Inter Milan's new boss and the Special One plans to make Chelseas Michael Essien his top target.

The axed Stamford Bridge chief has been given a whopping £100million transfer kitty.

Blues £24million midfielder Essien tops Mourinhos hitlist before he turns his attention to two more Chelsea stars Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard.

Inter are bankrolled by billionaire oil magnate Massimo Moratti and are prepared to match the huge fee Chelsea splashed to land Essien from Lyon three years ago.

The Premier League runners-up are expected to put up a fierce fight to keep their big names.

But Mourinho wants Essien to be his midfield enforcer at the San Siro while the Ghana star would love to be reunited with his old boss.

Inters Portugal international Luis Figo revealed: Already everyone knows of Mourinhos arrival to Inter, and even the club have informed me of the news.

The Italian giants are ready to make an official announcement today before presenting Mourinho as their new boss tomorrow.

Mourinho and Moratti met at the world-famous La Tour dArgent restaurant in Paris on Friday to thrash out their plans for next season.

We all knew that back on September 22 that Moratti had offered Mourinho the Inter job just days after the Portuguese boss was axed by Chelsea.

Moratti kept pressing Mourinho and finally got his man to say yes a few weeks ago.