Raul Meireles

[Craig_H]

It surely comes down to the "gentlemen's agreement" he had under the previous ownership, to have his contract (salary) reviewed - and when FSG didnt do that, is when rumours of him wanting out came to light.

So yeah, money.

[cream]

So he not really bothered about Chelsea, he just wants to pay for Boas. What happens when Avb gets sacked in January?

[Rich]

It surely comes down to the "gentlemen's agreement" he had under the previous ownership, to have his contract (salary) reviewed - and when FSG didnt do that, is when rumours of him wanting out came to light.

So yeah, money.

Money defo

[Craig_H]

I dont begrudge him it though - he was on a relatively modest wage with us, for an established international.

[Rich]

Perhaps he should have come out and told the world that £35k a week just wasn't enough!

[Craig_H]

In the context of what top flight players at big clubs get paid, it was relatively low

He was obviously never going to say "I moved for more money" though, as you rightly point out.

[Rich]

He must have been on feck all at Porto!

[yamiedo]

Good riddance - for 85 mins in most games he did **** all. He won't be missed and at the same time, I'm sure he won't be hated too much by Liverpool fans.

The truth is, if he was world class we would all be hating on him right now, calling him every name under the book. The reaction of the fans to him leaving shows his importance to us. That's why when Torres left, we slaughtered him. Now he's playing **** we don't care anymore.

[Kenneth]

So he's finally Mehreles

[Rigadon]

He left because Kenny said he could. If Dalglish had wanted Meireles to stay, he would have stayed. What's the problem?

[Exiled_red]

So he's finally Mehreles

[Fredo]

He wanted to play for Andre yet he left that same Andre when he joined us from Porto last year.

[Alex]

To be fair I think Villas-Boas had his hands tied when Raul left. We came in with an offer and the guy went.

[Lee]

Not fussed with him leaving.

Decent player who had a decent year, and he's a good squad player. Better players have come and gone though.

[The_weatherman]

He wanted to play for Andre yet he left that same Andre when he joined us from Porto last year.

Well that was different. Andre sold Meireles because other players had taken his spot, or so I read at the time, I think it was Moutinho who was going to take Mehreiles' place. Either way, Andre didn't really want him them. And only wanted him now since he couldn't get Modric or Perreira.