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Happy Jim White boxing day everybody. All in all, it was a fairly interesting day of transfers, so he’s a selection of some of the most intriguing. Let me first ask you to read the title again though; these are what I consider to be the most interesting transfers, not the best deals. Raul Meireles – Chelsea from Liverpool Oddly, fans of both clubs were declaring the deal good business, and I’m inclined to agree with the Blues on this one. Despite using the exact opposite argument for the signing of Stewart Downing, many Liverpool fans were happy for the Portuguese to leave because he wasn’t world class, so wouldn’t strengthen Chelsea. However, this ignores that, just as Liverpool could have done with a pacey winger, Chelsea were in need of a dynamic midfielder. Effectively, Liverpool have just given Chelsea exactly what they need to improve their unimpressive start to the season for a fee supposedly just £1m more than what they paid a year ago. The move also leaves Liverpool without an intelligent and creative midfielder when they had two in Meireles and Alberto Aquilani at the start of the summer. What’s more, despite his tendency to shirk tackles, [...]
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