Source: PA
Reds seal deal for Meireles
Raul Meireles has insisted he is not a Javier Mascherano clone after completing his move to Liverpool.
The 27-year-old has joined Roy Hodgson's side for 14million euros (£11.5million), the Premier League club announced on their official website.
Portugal international Meireles has signed a four-year contract and will add weight to a Reds midfield which was looking short on numbers following the departures of Mascherano and Alberto Aquilani.
And, quoted in the Sunday Express, he said: "Roy Hodgson was key to me coming here because he worked so hard to sign me.
"I am Meireles and not Mascherano and that will be clear to the fans. I hope one day the Liverpool fans will remember me for being successful."
Meireles has won four titles with Porto and been capped 38 times by Portugal, playing in all four of his country's games at this summer's World Cup.
