Nemanja Matic

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I haven't played FM not even once in my whole life, so your comment is a bit invalid. I don't know if Zenit needs money or not but 30-40m is a respectable amount and an offer that most teams would think about. Don't get me wrong, i am not against Matic. I like him (i didn't want him to leave in the first place) and he will be a huge upgrade to our current midfield situation but spending so much money for a player that we let go 3 years ago (practically) for peanuts seems wrong to me.

Zenit bought Witsel for £40m why would they sell for less?

[nadavTKL 1,787]

I can understand the people who look at Matic and say "but he's not the DLP we wanted", my favourite CM to partner Ramires was Gundogan and i said it a lot, I wanted this techniquel CM to give us some smart direction in the game. But to be honest im not worried, If Mourinho sees Matic as the right player to this midfield - the one to partner Ramires for the future, im sure he had his thinking. He might sees Matic as someone who could develop to a midfield player like Alonso in Real, thats the way i see it. He might want us to play different than Dortmund/Bayern/Barca.. thats ok too for me. We can play great football with our own system. Its always "as long as we win" for me.

[Toli 977]

what I just found out: Matic will be at the Fifa Gala tomorrow (nominated for Fifa Puskas award). seems unlikely that he will fly in tomorrow to London, pass the medical and then immadiately fly to Zurich???

[BlueSunshine 672]

Zenit bought Witsel for £40m why would they sell for less?

First of all Zenit bought Witsel for 40m euros, not pounds. Zenit also spent something like 40m pounds to buy Hulk, do you believe they will sell him for more? Anyway this kind of conversation won't lead anywhere, this thread is about Matic anyway and i just stated my opinion.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

These are the same people who thought Fernandinho would be a terrible signing, Javi Martinez was overpriced and Arsenal didn't "need" Ozil. Matic will prove the doubters wrong fairly quickly if he comes.

[laeth 527]

Saying good-bye?

[Jype 6,398]

I refuse to believe all these rumours until it's been confirmed that Spurs have paid for his flight.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Saying good-bye?

Looks that way

[Pizy 18,368]

That pic was apparently taken before the match.

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

No, it was after the game

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Jorge Jesus on Matic: "If Matic is leaving? I would be the last to know. We've always sold players and we have to live with it."

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Well this has escalated quickly...I swear yesterday there wasn't even any rumors about him and now the general consensus is that we've agreed with him?

Matic would be a great signing because he would give Jose the dynamism that he's been seeking in the pivot while still being very good on the ball and an excellent passer unlike Ramires and Luiz. Ideally we should have made this signing in the summer, but if the quoted 20m price is correct then I don't think we're paying an inflated price for him at all. But I very much doubt it'll be done as soon as Tuesday like the rumors are claiming. It's still early in the window and the negotiations are likely to drag on.

[BenIsLegend 475]

Well this has escalated quickly...I swear yesterday there wasn't even any rumors about him and now the general consensus is that we've agreed with him?

I remember when we signed Marin rumours appeared in the morning and it was announced by the afternoon. Recent transfer rumours that drag on in our case tend to not happen e.g. Falcao, Cavani, Hulk, Fellani (Phew)

[Weckerz 3,781]

Do you all watch the Portuguese League on a weekly basis? So many experts on the matter I'm inclined to believe it.

I don't know the man well enough to give a valid opinion, I'll stick to what Mou thinks.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I remember when we signed Marin rumours appeared in the morning and it was announced by the afternoon. Recent transfer rumours that drag on in our case tend to not happen e.g. Falcao, Cavani, Hulk, Fellani (Phew)

Can't really compare the Marin transfer with this, tbh, though. For starters the profiles of the players are completely different. Plus, we signed Marin in something like March or April so naturally not a lot of media sources picked up on it.

[Christo191 173]

Well this has escalated quickly...I swear yesterday there wasn't even any rumors about him and now the general consensus is that we've agreed with him?

Matic would be a great signing because he would give Jose the dynamism that he's been seeking in the pivot while still being very good on the ball and an excellent passer unlike Ramires and Luiz. Ideally we should have made this signing in the summer, but if the quoted 20m price is correct then I don't think we're paying an inflated price for him at all. But I very much doubt it'll be done as soon as Tuesday like the rumors are claiming. It's still early in the window and the negotiations are likely to drag on.

And one of the positive's are that we are not sighning Guarin!

[Mouri_Matic 560]

To be fair most of the player signed for us are the result of long speculation and most don't come off anyway(Falcao,Cavani, Aguero, Silva, Fellaini...etc). The only few surprises transfers that did happen without us knowing were Oscar, Hazard and Willian which appeared out of no where and really unexpected.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Can't really compare the Marin transfer with this, tbh, though. For starters the profiles of the players are completely different. Plus, we signed Marin in something like March or April so naturally not a lot of media sources picked up on it.

There were reports about us interested in Matic for at least a month. Di Marzio said its Guarin or Matic for us for some time.