Chelsea sign Brazilian midfielder Mineiro

It was confirmed by Chelsea TV today that Mineiro will play in the club until the end of the season.

Carlos Luciano da Silva is the full name of Mineiro, he played for Brazil team at the 2006 World Cup and was also in the team that faced England in a friendly at Wembley last year.

He played 18 months for Hertha in Berlim scoring twice in 36 appearances, having previously played solely in his homeland with Sao Paulo, Sao Caetano and Ponte Preta. One of his goals while at Sao Paulo made him very important. At the ocasion Sao Paulo beat Liverpool in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.

Luiz Felipe Scolari, the manager of Chelsea is making his squad as good as possible. Maneiro is one of the best midfielder from Brazil and will add some much-needed experience to the Chelsea midfield.

“He is a player that I need because I lost Michael Essien for six months. I have one midfielder like him, John Mikel Obi,” said Scolari.

“This week he will not play but maybe after 15 days to two weeks, he is ready to play normal games.”, said Scolari.

“He needs to play some games in the reserve team, and for me it is very good because I have one more player in this position.”, completed Scolari.

“I say to fans of Chelsea, if they remember Claude Makelele, Mineiro is the same. Good positionally, a very good marker. He is a man that works for the other players and he is also a good man outside of the pitch.”