Meireles ' fee for his four-year deal with The Blues is said to be around 12 million .
With Chelsea in the market for a midfielder following a long-term injury to Michael Essien and an unsuccessful bid to acquire Luka Modri ? from Tottenham , on 31 August 2011 , Meireles signed for the club on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee reported to be in the region of ï¿½12 million .
Raul Meireles