Juan Mata

[Duppy Conqueror 1,451]

oh he hasn`t even got his eyes on the ball, with his foot off the ground and his studs showing...we`ve just paid 25m for the new vinnie jones...

[Term-X 7,891]

"Juan Mata zal dragen nummer #10 in de Premier League kant Chelsea." - Marca

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

Lukaku switches from #14 to #18 so that when Benayoun <-> Modric, Mata takes #10, Modric #14. Works out perfectly. It's going to happen!

[King11Didier 916]

Lol, just went onto the Chelsea wiki page, if you look at the area where it has our squad, its got Mata as our No.10 and Benayoun as unknown.

http://en.wikipedia....ki/Chelsea_F.C.

Lol and there is player with number 14.Luka Modric :D

[lionsden 4,689]

"Juan Mata zal dragen nummer # 10 in de Premier League kant Chelsea." - Marca

What's your obsession with Mata wearing No 10 lol

[Duppy Conqueror 1,451]

Lukaku switches from #14 to #18 so that when Benayoun <-> Modric, Mata takes #10, Modric #14. Works out perfectly. It's going to happen!

i thought Lukaku was number 18 anyway..

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Marca have confirmed it's 10.

do you have a Link?

[Wilson 358]

Fucking delighted!!!!!!!

[Jusek 2,031]

Nice to see him speaking English.

Can't wait for Saturday!

[Tortilla9 390]

How old is your daughter? Seems like a proper Chelsea supporter.

edit: I realize that could come off as creepy but that wasn't my intention....lol

lol!!! She's 17 and loves football. She's played since she was 6 and she usually "educates" me during games. Her love of the game started with two events:

1. Spent a year in Spain for work and we were "exposed" to Spanish football. Atletico Madrid was easier to access than RM and that's where we fell in love with Torres and football.

2. "Bend it Like Beckham" the movie. She is still a fan of Becks to this day. He may be slow as dirt but his dead ball delivery and crosses are still pin point accurate.

[Term-X 7,891]

What's your obsession with Mata wearing No 10 lol

It may have implications to a certain 31 year old's future at the club.

Besides.. It's only logical to hand a first team player a first team number. Either way, it all adds to the 'fanfare' of a new signing.

[Term-X 7,891]

"Juan Mata zal dragen nummer #10 in de Premier League kant Chelsea." - Marca

do you have a Link?

Twitter, although it's taken from a direct quote from the Marca site.

[dodojojo 510]

lol!!! She's 17 and loves football. She's played since she was 6 and she usually "educates" me during games. Her love of the game started with two events:

1. Spent a year in Spain for work and we were "exposed" to Spanish football. Atletico Madrid was easier to access than RM and that's where we fell in love with Torres and football.

2. "Bend it Like Beckham" the movie. She is still a fan of Becks to this day. He may be slow as dirt but his dead ball delivery and crosses are still pin point accurate.

You actually got to see him at the Calderon? What season was this? So jealous....

[Tomo 21,681]

Mata could get 13 till Yossi goes then change to 10 it think, i remember when Lucas Neil signed for West Ham he got number 34 then 2 weeks later the player (cant remember who) with number 2 left and they gave that number to Neil.

[King11Didier 916]

Lol I love number 13 :eyebrows:

[Term-X 7,891]

Lol I love number 13 :eyebrows:

Marca have confirmed he will wear the number 10 shirt.

[Tortilla9 390]

You actually got to see him at the Calderon? What season was this? So jealous....

We went to about a dozen matches during the 2003 season and it was a fantastic experience. We didn't know much Spanish (I still don't) and we knew even less football. We wanted to experience Spain's culture and kind of fell into tickets for a game. An older gentleman who'd been following Atleti FOREVER would point and gesture during the matches to my daughter. She was like a sponge learning football and Spanish. He loved Atleti and Torres and hated Real Madrid. Our last game we gave him a new Torres home shirt as a small thank you gift. He was a true gentleman and proved that football is universal. To this day I still don't understand how more Americans don't get it and love it.

[zolayes 14,489]

Lol I love number 13 :eyebrows:

13 considered by some tribes to be lucky ..saba or 7 unlucky ...

6 and 28 are only perfect squad numbers