Juan Mata Close to Chelsea Move

RealGunner wrote:Wenger....

I would be f**king livid if I was an Arsenal fan

pissed he is going to chelsea, wtf

good for him tho

the fee is reported to be 30m euros.

Valencia can make/buy/promote 3 mata's from that money lol

RealGunner wrote:the fee is reported to be 30m euros.

Valencia can make/buy/promote 3 mata's from that money lol

I hope so, thing is, he was their catalyst, so it pains me to see him going. Hope to see a proper replacement coming in.

Bit expensive although this market its kinda understandable.

As long as he's not going to City.....

Think i'd vomit if i hear of another big City signing

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:pissed he is going to chelsea, wtf

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/19/juan-mata-chelsea-valencia

Juan Mata is on the verge of joining Chelsea from Valencia for a fee of €27m (£23.6m). Mata spoke to André Villas-Boas during the day and the Chelsea manager explained the role he has in mind for the attacking midfielder. Lawyers are finalising details on the deal, which is expected to be definitively closed on Saturday. The Chelsea manager had admitted this week: "We might just add a number in midfield."

The 23-year-old, who has studied at university and speaks reasonable English, has long been open to a move to the Premier League. His father and agent, also Juan Manuel Mata, had spoken to a number of clubs in England. Mata's initial preference was to secure a move to Barcelona but he was in no hurry to depart Valencia. The signings of Alexis Sánchez and Cesc Fábregas by Barcelona finally ended any possibility of a transfer to the Camp Nou.

Mata had already turned down the opportunity to join Tottenham Hotspur at the end of July. Tottenham sought to take advantage of a clause in Mata's contract that allowed him to leave the club before 31 July for a set fee of €25m: had Valencia unilaterally blocked a move at that stage, they would have been forced to increase Mata's salary. The player, though, did not want to move to Spurs.

Liverpool had previously shown an interest in the player but opted in the end to buy Stewart Downing from Aston Villa, with Kenny Dalglish putting a premium on players with Premier League experience. Despite showing an interest and although Mata's camp was open to the idea of a move to the Emirates, Arsenal failed to make a formal bid during that window of opportunity in July. Now Chelsea have done so.

Valencia were not keen to sell one of their key players and believe that, although their financial situation remains difficult, they were not obliged to sell.

They had also hoped to avoid a situation in which they lost the midfielder close to the start of the season but replacements had already been signed in the shape of Sergio Canales and Pablo Piatti and they had set a figure of €30m at which they could be persuaded, given that the July release clause would come into effect again next season.

Mata's desire to accept the offer to move to west London finally helped to bring the two clubs to an agreement which is being finalised.

It's only a Mata of time.

Chelsea should go for Hulk instead he would be a much better fit......I'm sure they could get him for 30 or 35 ...

Saw it earlier but wasn't sure if it was creditable. This move will help Torres imo.

^ Yep.Probably the best player on the market that can bring the best out of Torres.

Young man's Maxi and poor man's Stewart Robning

The Fonz wrote:Chelsea should go for Hulk instead he would be a much better fit......I'm sure they could get him for 30 or 35 ...

they don't need hulk.... they already have Torres....Drogba... Anekla....and two high Promising talents in Sturridge and Lukaku

imalegend wrote:

The Fonz wrote:Chelsea should go for Hulk instead he would be a much better fit......I'm sure they could get him for 30 or 35 ...

they don't need hulk.... they already have Torres....Drogba... Anekla....and two high Promising talents in Sturridge and Lukaku

he plays on the right, they desperately need that

Please be true, I would love this, I have been asking for him all summer.

ali8775 wrote:

imalegend wrote:

The Fonz wrote:Chelsea should go for Hulk instead he would be a much better fit......I'm sure they could get him for 30 or 35 ...

they don't need hulk.... they already have Torres....Drogba... Anekla....and two high Promising talents in Sturridge and Lukaku

he plays on the right, they desperately need that

I think Sturridge will play on the right with Anelka as cover.

Only a Mata of time until the end of the transfer window is up and he's staying put in Spain.

You're just sad he isn't joining liverpool.

Can you blame me?

ali8775 wrote:

imalegend wrote:

The Fonz wrote:Chelsea should go for Hulk instead he would be a much better fit......I'm sure they could get him for 30 or 35 ...

they don't need hulk.... they already have Torres....Drogba... Anekla....and two high Promising talents in Sturridge and Lukaku

he plays on the right, they desperately need that

he could play on the left, right or tucked behind the main striker.

ynwa wrote:Can you blame me?

Nope. I would have hated it if he joined liverpool as he is so good.

Sir_Psycho_Sexy91 wrote:

ali8775 wrote:

imalegend wrote:

The Fonz wrote:Chelsea should go for Hulk instead he would be a much better fit......I'm sure they could get him for 30 or 35 ...

they don't need hulk.... they already have Torres....Drogba... Anekla....and two high Promising talents in Sturridge and Lukaku

he plays on the right, they desperately need that

he could play on the left, right or tucked behind the main striker.

I didn't just say he can ONLY play on the right did I ?

No way in the world Valencia sells mata with no hope to replace him thismlate in the transfer season... I wouldn't get my hopes up.