Thursday, September 01, 2011

Raul Meireles Signs For Chelsea

Chelsea has signed Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles from Liverpool in a deal rumoured to be worth around £12million.

Blues manager Andre Villas-Boas signed the 28-year-old minutes before the summer transfer window closed on Wednesday evening.

It was announced Meireles had handed in a transfer request at Liverpool just 30 minutes before the deadline closed, with Chelsea announcing their new signing shortly after.

A statement on the club’s official website declared: ‘Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Raul Meireles from Liverpool on a four-year contract.’

Meireles made 44 appearances at Liverpool after joining from Porto in August 2010.

Villas-Boas moved to secure the services of the 28-year-old after it became apparent Chelsea were not going to be able to persuade Spurs to part company with Luka Modric, despite bidding £40million for the Croatian.

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