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The Blues announced on June 13 that they had reached an agreement with the Bundesliga side for the transfer of Schurrle, and now the details and formalities of the deal have been finalised.
The 22-year-old, who can play on either flank or up front, has signed a five-year contract and will wear the No.14 shirt at Stamford Bridge.
Schurrle, who becomes manager Jose Mourinho's first signing since returning to the club, has signed a five-year deal.
The 22-year-old scored 11 goals in 34 league games for Leverkusen in 2012-13.
Those performances helped the club finish in the third and final automatic Champions League qualifying place in the Bundesliga.
Schurrle has also impressed for Germany - scoring seven goals in 24 appearances - and was included in their Euro 2012 squad.
He joins up with compatriot Marko Marin, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Werder Bremen in July 2012 but made just 12 appearances in his debut season.
Leverkusen rejected a bid from Chelsea for Schurrle last summer, and the german club revealed renewed interest from the Blues before Mourinho's appointment on 3 June.
"I am so happy now I have signed and it is an honour for me to play for this club, with this team and for these great fans," Schurrle told the club's official website. "I am really looking forward to it."
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