Juan Mata

[bushman 2,043]

tell me why would we sell them Mata, when they clearly don't want to sell us Rooney? why on earth would we even consider selling him to a premier league club? its not like the mancs are the only club interested.. if we have to sell one of our best, it should be outside the league, period. This is a very elementary concept, can't believe its even an option

Manures offered the most...?

[ZOS 580]

Manures offered the most...?

when did money become the only factor here? come one dude, we're talking about CFC

[bushman 2,043]

when did money become the only factor here? come one dude, we're talking about CFC

Money is always a factor. KDB bought for 6.3, sold for 17m, Mata bought for 25, sold for 40m....it´s called FFP, just around the corner.

Most likely, Chelsea needs to lower their deficit to buy more players in the summer.

As I posted, no matter whether we like it, disagree with the sale, the deal if it goes through is a lot of money to reject for a player who sits around.

[Parky 739]

Mata Signs its Official now...

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/mata-signs/

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

Mata Signs its Official now...

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/mata-signs/

Prepare for the abuse...

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Since I or you do not have any say in this matter, then what´s the point of saying this or that ?

As for Manures of next year. We all know, they are not a team without any money. They will buy players in the summer to strengthen their team.

As for Mata being a game changer, well he is a great player, but not a game changer, in my view. Jose was not willing to build Chelsea around him. Therefore, the team is willing to accept 40m. Even though, I am sad to see him go, but it´s a great business, I feel.

We might not have any say in this matter but isn't this whole forum concept built on opinion and all of us sharing our views on Chelsea related matters?

They might strengthen in the summer, of course, but seems odd that we would sell them Mata, twice player of the year for us, in January. I'd rather keep Mata at all costs and think long term in the summer with proper replacements and so on. I'd love to see United drop out of top four, crippling them in the transfer market to some extent also in the summer window, which again benefits US next season.

Can't deny Mata was the game changer for us last year, so influential and and at some point of the season we couldn't create any chances without him being a major part in it. Jose won't build around Mata because he isn't exactly his type of player, which is understandable. Doesn't mean we should sell to United, even if its 40 million. Money never been a problem, only way I'd take this deal is if we get Rooney. That's it.

[Special Juan 28,096]

Hypothetical hat on...

37M for Mata

17M for De Bruyne

Total 54M give or take....

I'd be more worried about how dangerous we will be with 54M than selling Mata.

[Parky 739]

Mata Signs its Official now...

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/mata-signs/

Apologies but that was a bluff. But can you imagine the disturbing sight of Mata in a ManU scum shirt..

This cannot happen. 'Mata' could be the 'Gem' they need aka 'Cantona' to revive their team. No Way..

KTBFFH!!!

[bushman 2,043]

Hypothetical hat on...

37M for Mata

17M for De Bruyne

Total 54M give or take....

I'd be more worried about how dangerous we will be with 54M than selling Mata.

All right Special, finally someone makes sense here.

Still I would add a few millions on that Mata sales.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Money is always a factor. KDB bought for 6.3, sold for 17m, Mata bought for 25, sold for 40m....it´s called FFP, just around the corner.

Most likely, Chelsea needs to lower their deficit to buy more players in the summer.

As I posted, no matter whether we like it, disagree with the sale, the deal if it goes through is a lot of money to reject for a player who sits around.

You're talking as if selling players is the only way to balance the books. Wrong, big money is made behind the scenes with sponsorship deals, merchandise (mind you, in that Mata plays a big role with his well known name) and so on. Chelsea aren't a selling club and never will be. The argument of us selling in order to balance the book so we could buy a striker or any other player is just wrong. Might add up to clubs like Atletico and Porto but not us.

He might sit around now, true. But what if Oscar / Hazard / Willian get injured? What then, Schürrle can't replace them all and I rate Mata alot higher than Schürrle.

[drog.ba 239]

We don't sell to Man Utd, that should be the end of any negotiations

[Jase 43,479]

Mata Signs its Official now...

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/mata-signs/

GTFO!!

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Hypothetical hat on...

37M for Mata

17M for De Bruyne

Total 54M give or take....

I'd be more worried about how dangerous we will be with 54M than selling Mata.

What we can do with 54 mil?

We have a lot of money without those 54 mil, and we can't buy a normal striker 3rd year in a row.

[haranr 485]

JUST NOT TO MANU!! PLEASE CHELSEA DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE!. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF OSCAR GETS INJURED???/? SERIOUSLY, I KNOW WE CAN PLAY HAZARD OR WILLIAN IN THE MIDDLE BUT THAT MEANTS SCHURRLE PLAYS AND IN MY OPINION HE ISN'T THAT GOOD.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

What we can do with 54 mil?

We have a lot of money without those 54 mil, and we can't buy a normal striker 3rd year in a row.

Don't mind that argument, they are mixing up Football Manager 2014 and real life.