Chelsea tonight succeeded in another last-gasp raid of Liverpool after completing the signing of Raul Meireles with minutes of the transfer window remaining.
In an eerie echo of Fernando Torres’ £50m January switch, the Blues left it until just before the deadline to complete a deal for Meireles.
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