Raul Meireles

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Raul MEIRELES

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Raul Meireles from Liverpool on a four-year contract.

The midfielder, 28, arrives after just over a season at Anfield in which he made 44 appearances for the Reds.

Born in Aves, Portugal, the highly-rated international began his career with his hometown club before a move to top-flight Boavista, where he spent one season before moving to Porto in 2004.

It was at the Stadio do Dragao that he flourished and helped Porto to a domestic treble in 2005/06. He scored against Chelsea in the Champions League knockout rounds a year later.

Two more league titles followed in 2008 and 2009 and Meireles established himself in the national side, playing under Luiz Felipe Scolari in the lead-up to Euro 2008, where he scored his first international goal.

He played every game in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, and then scored in South Africa during the 7-0 beating of North Korea to catch Liverpool's eye.

After a low-key start in English football, Meireles came to life in January 2011, scoring five times in six games.

The 5ft 10in midfielder appeared twice from the bench for Kenny Dalglish's side this season before completing his move to Stamford Bridge on transfer deadline day.

[laeth 527]

Well, I guess he can replace Lampard in keeping Josh out of the team for the next 4 years .

[TopDrog 119]

If FFP does come into force next year, we're doomed! A signing just for the sake of it...

[Kieran. 6,317]

Welcome, Raul. Hope to see you score 15 times this year.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Fuck my life... look who's in the Juan Mata picture I posted a couple of weeks ago??

Talk about a fucking coinsidence!!

[Tortilla9 390]

Raul can not play a through ball but he can score goals, we don't need a 28 year old replacement for Lampard !

He actually can play a through ball and better than any of the other CMs. Whether he replaces or benches Lampard is up to AVB.

[chelsea_4_eva 1,157]

does anybody know if bolton's stuart holden is still injured?? he was quite good for bolton before he got injured..he was creative too... sorry off topic..

[Term-X 7,891]

& welcome to TC where only illogical signings get slated before they've even pulled on the shirt.

Fixed it for you.

[dave30 728]

he is good but arsenal pay 10 million for a creative midfielder we pay 15 million for a box to box . Why not give josh mflippingceachran some chances instead of panic buying .

[Kojo 4,676]

Haha i was right, on the Ins and Outs i predicted Meireles would come in, however i got it wrong that perriera would come in.

[dodojojo 510]

Let's not take our frustrations out on Raul. It's not his fault Levy is a stubborn goat and Chelsea's board didn't get the freaking clue that Modric wasn't going to be sold.

Modric must be crying in his pillow tonight. Talk about an awkward dressing room for Spurs.

Oh, true to form, the scousers are hatin' on Raul now

[termninja 5,290]

Welcome Raul and have a successful Chelsea career! :cfc:

[LondonPride1905 236]

Happy to welcome him!

[TIWATZ 64]

Fucking uselss.

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Oh cr*p Tevez stayed at City.

[Tortilla9 390]

Oh, true to form, the scousers are hatin' on Raul now

He should have enjoyed sitting on the bench behind Kenny's English brigade and glory in wearing red. Morons.

[Rkk 17]

Still a great addition ! WELCOME TO CHELSEA ~!

[Kojo 4,676]

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