Posted August 13, 201014 yr Article not even written on the site yet, but here is the link. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNewsIndex/0,,10268,00.html Edited August 13, 201014 yr by MHedges
August 13, 201014 yr Great signing, can't wait to see him in an action. The blue kenyan will finally be wearing blue!
August 13, 201014 yr Wellcome to Chelsea FC, Ramires . A great signing. Congratulations to Chelsea FC for this signing. Great job. Edited August 13, 201014 yr by Cules70
August 13, 201014 yr Author Text is finally up: Share RAMIRES SIGNS FOR CHELSEA Posted on: Fri 13 Aug 2010 Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce we have completed the signing of Brazilian international Ramires from Benfica on a four-year contract. The midfielder was granted a work permit on Thursday and finalised his medical in London on Friday afternoon. Ramires was delighted to complete the deal, and while he will not feature in Saturday's game against West Bromwich Albion, will link up with the rest of the squad for training next week. 'Every player in the world would love to play for Chelsea and it's a great opportunity that was given to me, I will give my best to repay this chance, and I am very happy,' he said. Manager Carlo Ancelotti added: 'He is a fantastic player, a fantastic midfielder, he is very young and will be the future of the Brazilian national team, and I hope he will be the future of Chelsea.' Ramires Santos do Nascimento joins us after one season with Benfica, in which he helped them storm to the Liga Sagres title, five points clear of Braga in second place. During that campaign, the 23-year-old midfielder, born on March 24, 1987, made 26 league appearances, scoring four times including a last-minute winner against Vitoria Guimaraes on his debut. Rio-born Ramires signed for Benfica from Cruzeiro, on the day he earned his first call-up to the full Brazil squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup, a tournament they easily won, and he went on to help them qualify for the World Cup. Picked in Dunga's 23-man squad, he appeared in four of their five matches but was suspended for the 2-1 defeat to Holland in the quarter-finals after accumulating two yellow cards. His only start was against Chile in the first knockout round, and so far he has 17 caps, most recently against USA in midweek. Comfortable in either the centre or the right of midfield, he spent just over two seasons in Belo Horizonte with Cruzeiro, whom he joined from Joinville in 2007, and became a state champion appearing in 61 league matches and scoring 10 times.
August 13, 201014 yr 16.3 Million for a 23 year old first team brazilian, great bit of business Edited August 13, 201014 yr by J.C.B
August 13, 201014 yr Welcome to the Brazillian one,much needed in midfield,now if we can just find a creative M/F who is blessed with outstanding flair,abit like Joey,but betterrrrrrrrer,but not sure where he can be shoehorned into our midfield,oh well its not a problem i would want,cary on carlo.
August 13, 201014 yr Welcome, Ramires! Excellent news, should shush some of the doubters about us not signing anyone decent! Hope to see you tomorrow against West Brom, but I doubt it, so next week against Wigan!! Our new #4? Interestingly, that Marcotti bloke said that Ramires is like a right-sided Malouda? He can play in the middle, on the right, can play deep. Didn't know that, thought he was a new Maka! Edited August 13, 201014 yr by Ruh Buh Juh
August 13, 201014 yr I really hope he hits the ground running. It seems like it takes alot of our signings lately a year or so to adapt. IE Ivan, Maulouda, Yuri. It would be fantastic if we could just plug him into the midfield right away.
August 13, 201014 yr I really hope he hits the ground running. It seems like it takes alot of our signings lately a year or so to adapt. IE Ivan, Maulouda, Yuri. It would be fantastic if we could just plug him into the midfield right away. I think we should allow Ramires some time to adaprt.. Also we dont need him to perform at his very best from day one.
