Juan Mata

[Korea 734]

It's never that simple, but ideally the club really should have just sold him if he wasn't going to be in the manager's plans. Why let a player that can bring in an excess of 30-40 mill in today's market waste away on the bench when you can use those funds and reinvest in other areas? That money could have gone towards signing a top class striker or central midfielder. Juan Mata sitting on the bench serves absolutely no purpose - to him or to us. This isn't some young talent, this is a player at his peak coming off of an excellent season and is valued at around 30 mil. To have him rot away on the bench when there are at least two key areas that needs strengthening is just such a waste. Just don't get this club sometimes.

Because Jose wanted them to gradually be replaced.....

So, the media +fans would go less beserk over the transfers...

Mang, wtf is PSG doing with their transfer policy. They should focus on getting a WC manager.....

[bushman 2,043]

http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/football-transfer-window/36157-mourinho-plans-swap-deal-for-man-utd-s-kagawa.php#.Uo4ORCcilkc

I know, rumors are flying high, but....

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

No a chance, Kagawa is a decent player but not a patch on Mata. He can't even get on the team whilst players like Cleverley keep getting picked, since he's moved to England I wouldn't value him a penny more than 10 million.

[Special Juan 28,122]

Sports Direct News

[bushman 2,043]

Sports Direct News

Is that the editor ?

[Jype 6,398]

I love the little Spaniard but this supposed €48m offer from PSG sounds very tempting and I would probably accept it if such an offer was made in January. Our team is stacked in the attacking midfielder department at the moment and so far this season Mata has been perhaps the least influential of the five that have played regularly so if he went now I can't see much changing as far as the AMs are concerned but that money could be spent on improving our weaknesses.

However, we can't afford to lose both Mata and KdB so if one of them leaves, the other has to stay. Financially it would make most sense to sell Mata because judging by all the rumours we could be getting a very good price for him whereas De Bruyne would probably be shipped out for way below his market value because he hasn't played much for the last six months.

[bushman 2,043]

The offer of 48m is just an idiotic rumor by the UK media.

[Special Juan 28,122]

Sports Direct News?

[lionsden 4,689]

I'm not a fan of Luiz, however with the way He and Mata have been used sparingly this season gives the rumor/leak about the Rooney swap in the summer more credence. if people want to use the form argument then Lampard, hazard and Oscar (recently) have been untouchable despite poor form which indicates favouritism and contradicts jose's fairness and equality policy .

Bottomline is that he doesn't rate mata and before anyone reference his quote praising him, I will just say that i'm a firm believer of action over words.

Even the tactical argument he's been using to justify his treatment of mata doesn't make sense as Ozil who is very similar to mata in terms of work rate and defensive capabilities, was one of his "untouchables" at madrid.

[bushman 2,043]

Sports Direct News?

Where is your editor, then ?

In Juan we trust.

[Special Juan 28,122]

Where is your editor, then ?

[bushman 2,043]

Looking great, an Englishman, I assume.

[Jase 43,479]

I'm not a fan of Luiz, however with the way He and Mata have been used sparingly this season gives the rumor/leak about the Rooney swap in the summer more credence. if people want to use the form argument then Lampard, hazard and Oscar (recently) have been untouchable despite poor form which indicates favouritism and contradicts jose's fairness and equality policy .

Bottomline is that he doesn't rate mata and before anyone reference his quote praising him, I will just say that i'm a firm believer of action over words.

Even the tactical argument he's been using to justify his treatment of mata doesn't make sense as Ozil who is very similar to mata in terms of work rate and defensive capabilities, was one of his "untouchables" at madrid.

Sneijder was in a similar mould as well...though that might have something to do with the strong and solid duo behind them.

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea's Mata on city living, Mourinho and the World Cup

[Tomo 21,751]

I'm not a fan of Luiz, however with the way He and Mata have been used sparingly this season gives the rumor/leak about the Rooney swap in the summer more credence. if people want to use the form argument then Lampard, hazard and Oscar (recently) have been untouchable despite poor form which indicates favouritism and contradicts jose's fairness and equality policy .

Bottomline is that he doesn't rate mata and before anyone reference his quote praising him, I will just say that i'm a firm believer of action over words.

Even the tactical argument he's been using to justify his treatment of mata doesn't make sense as Ozil who is very similar to mata in terms of work rate and defensive capabilities, was one of his "untouchables" at madrid.

When all said and done, Jose wants a high pressing game, as great a player as Mata unquestionably is, he isn't going to scrap his plan to accommodate one player just because he was our best player when we finished 6th and scrapped 3rd.