🇪🇸 Juan Mata

[zolayes 14,489]

if by buying Mata ..United managed 4th place ,,, HOW much would that be worth ... not only the income from next years CL but protection of their share value ,

it could be worth as much as £350 million ,,,yes 10 times their bid ...

[YouNameIt 1,511]

Cant believe there are people here that actually want us to swap Mata for Rooney.

First of all we dont even need to offer them Mata. If they want to be cunts and keep a player who wants to leave, then fucking let them.

Secondly, why would we sell this kind of player to a rival? They are still possible contenders, theoretically, plus Mata will hugely strenghten their squad for a number of seasons.

ALSO, It makes me ABSOLUTLEY PUKE the way some people here are speaking about Mata. CLEARLY you've forgotten what hes done here in Chelsea. There are a number of plastic fans here. He is without a doubt one of the best players we've got and the fact that some people are speaking as if Mata is a disabled child that cannot adapt (to our current system) makes me even more sick. He needs playtime. That with the fact that we've probably straighten out our DM now with Matic will allow Mata to play in his actual positon where he shines.

I know we're in need of a striker, but honestly Id rather see us splash more money on someone else.

[Jase 43,479]

Juan Mata move to Manchester United on hold as Atletico Madrid tempt Moyes with Filipe Luis and Diego Costa

Don't know whether to or at that news...

[Cech's helmet 220]

Selling him may not look like a disaster this year, but it will haunt us in the next few years.

[The Chels 2,502]

Juan Mata move to Manchester United on hold as Atletico Madrid tempt Moyes with Filipe Luis and Diego Costa

Don't know whether to or at that news...

Lol that's one of the most retarded football-related articles I've read in a while. Why would Atletico Madrid offer United first refusal on Filipe Luis and Diego Costa for simply not buying Mata, when it would be more logical to offer first refusal to Chelsea instead should they send Mata to AM? Anyway in the end I think Mata will be at United and Rooney will be at Real Madrid!

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

Juan Mata move to Manchester United on hold as Atletico Madrid tempt Moyes with Filipe Luis and Diego Costa

Don't know whether to or at that news...

English press at their best. Load of rubbish.

[zolayes 14,489]

Maybe A M have offered Manure Courtois as well.

[dee25 1,044]

Was initially onboard with this, but the more it seems like it might actually happen the more choked up I feel.

I don't want to see Mata in a Utd shirt. I don't want to see him scoring goals for them and celebrating with their fans in front of the Stretford end while they sing his name. It's like having to live next door from your ex-spouse and their new lover. It's a sickening thought and enough to make you want to gauge your eyes out. We'd not only be handing them a talented footballer with an exquisite first touch and an amazing beard, but we'd also be giving them a genuine lovely human being and practically the nicest footballer in the game.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Pretty sure he is gonna go to united.

Because I just bet on him staying. Which Fwiw you can get for 23/10 which I think is pretty good.

[BlueSunshine 672]

Mata is one of the most technical and classy players we have ever had. Even the thought of selling him to manure makes me want to smash something. I really hope that Jose is not stupid enough to agree with such a move. I still believe that he has a future with us.

[The Chels 2,502]

PSG, what are you waiting for... Hurry up and hijack the Mata to Manchester United deal already!

[peter_amb 54]

Mata still managed to update his blog yesterday? Interesting.

http://blogs.grada360.com/juanmata/en/2014/01/20/el-dia-de-etoo/

[Sheva. 5,373]

Mata still managed to update his blog yesterday? Interesting.

http://blogs.grada360.com/juanmata/en/2014/01/20/el-dia-de-etoo/

Class act.

[peter_amb 54]

The victory is really valuable since we saw, on Saturday, that two of our big rivals this season are also very strong: Manchester City and Arsenal. City have a big attacking power, whereas Arsenal won thanks to a great performance from my friend Santi Cazorla. He’s got plenty of quality and he can destabilise any game, like he did this weekend.

Last week we only had one game, so we had time for training with no trips in between. We have a new team mate: Nemanja Matic. I have played twice against him in the last few years, when we faced Benfica, and he’s been with Chelsea in the past, so he knows this place. His adaptation has been quick, he even played yesterday in such an intense and vital game. I think he is a very complete midfielder with a brilliant future ahead. On the other hand, Kevin De Bruyne is gone. He is a good player and team mate, so I’m sure he will success in Wolfsburg. I haven’t seen many footballers with such a great right foot… Another good friend will try his luck in a Premier League club:Ryan Bertrand in Aston Villa. With this move he will have more minutes of play so we will prove what a fantastic player he is. Good luck, my friend!

Does this seems like a guy wanting to leave?

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I'm convinced he won't go to manutd. We're not that stupid.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

As if Mourinho is dumb enough to go into the second half of the season with 4 players for 3 positions. Either we get someone prolific in return or this is not happening.

I think we're pretty much covered if we think about the way Chelsea is playing right know, this 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 formation. We have:

DM/CM/AM - Matic, Rami, Essien, Mikel, Lamps, Oscar (Baker and David Luiz can step up too at DM/CM and Willian and Hazard at AM)

LW - Hazard, Schurrle (Willian is a natural LW and Eto'o played there for Inter)

RW - Willian (Hazard, Rami, Schurrle, Oscar)

Maybe there is no natural back-up for the RW, but it's not like Eden can only play as a LW, or Willian as a RW or Rami as a central midfielder, they are all versatile players that can go to different parts of the pitch without affecting their performances. I'd rather give some bench time to Charly Musonda, or Boga, to introduce them into the first team atmosphere, rather than buying someone in this transfer window.

[manpe 10,861]

Maybe there is no natural back-up for the RW, but it's not like Eden can only play as a LW, or Willian as a RW or Rami as a central midfielder, they are all versatile players that can go to different parts of the pitch without affecting their performances.

Have you ever seen Rami playing as winger?

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

[Mustafa 885]

Man... I feel... I feel so shit rn

This better not happen

ANYWHERE BUT MANURE !!!

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

This prospect sickens me so much. We don't need the money, hes not a troublemaker, he's on ridiculousley low wages etc. (More reasons on my post on pg 311 below):

All senimants aside Mata is too good to be a benchwarmer. We have to show Mata the respect he deserves and if Mourinho is indeed planning to displace him for the long term, some sense indeed emanates in selling. Nonetheless, nobody can convice me that selling Mata to Man United in January is good for the club, even at "37 million pounds".

Mata may not bring United a title, but like Chelsea two years ago, he has everything to reinvigorate and strenghten their team enormousley. Selling in January aswell, when we need strength to compete with City is also questionable for a club that are quitely challenging for the title, despite rebuffs from Mourinho to the contrary. An injury/suspension to any of our three currently preffered players can also be instantly mitigated with Mata providing equal qualities (and maybe more as a number 10 offensivley than the three currently).

That said it's world cup year and I feel for Mata deeply. Mourinho is the main man and it is he who ultimatley makes the decisions. I honestly do think that our wingers tracking back, Matic and Ramires in midfield and our defensive partnership combine to make a potent enough defensive unit for Mata to be given some freedom to attack with a reduced burden on him defensivley. IMO that is a viable option for a lot of games, although Mata can easily demand a greater role in most other clubs, I do still feel Mourinho will give Mata chances in the second half of the season in steaking a claim for his spot. Moreover, the handful of games Mata's had to prove himself on the pitch IMHO doesn't suffice adequate scrutiny in determining categorically that we can let our best player for the last two seasons, the top assist maker in the EPL last year and quite simply a worldclass player like Mata to leave our club.

Maybe it is sentimant speaking now but as much sense as some some arguments make it just doesn't feel right to let the humble and classy 25 year old Mata leave with his peak approaching (especially to United) and undoutebly provide a club with the world class qualities he's cultivated over the years at Chelsea.

But to show it's not sentimant speaking Martin Samuel emphasises some similair points very eloquently:

• Whatever Mata (could)achieves in a red shirt this season, he is the poster boy for optimism. Last week, Moyes was the man who couldn’t persuade Leighton Baines to leave Everton — now he is the manager who signed Mata. Why have (would) Chelsea afforded him this fortunate break?
• It is the same with Mata. Had this transfer window passed without major recruitment at Manchester United, and the club had then failed to qualify for the Champions League, how much harder would it have been to rejuvenate the squad in the summer?
• Creative players with Mata’s gift are rare. United would find it hard to rebuild in such a competitive market, yet with Adnan Januzaj on one side, Mata on the other and Wayne Rooney and Robin Van Persie fit again, a far more substantial team begins to take shape.
• United have been crying out for a player of Mata’s substance. All the more reason not to sell him, then. It will be cast as a bold move, a brave move, and proof that United are no longer seen as a Premier League force by Mourinho — but in selling Mata, the Happy One may just have woken up a little too chipper for his own good.

For all these reasons and more, if this transfer happens it will quite simply be one of the worst transfers Chelsea have ever made. I want to witness the decadance of United (will probably never happen) not the nightmarish possibility of Chelsea given birth to a United revival however minor that may be.