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Chelsea star Juan Mata is ready to leave the club in January as big-spending French side Paris S
Chelsea star Juan Mata is ready to leave the club in January as big-spending French side Paris Saint-Germain prepare a bid worth €41 million for the playmaker.
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Naim Beneddra | Chief Editor Goal France
"Juan Mata is definitely the kind of midfielder who can bring more to this already star-studded PSG side. A few months ago we may have wondered where Mata could fit in, but with the planned departure of Jeremy Menez and Javier Pastore, coupled with Lucas Moura's fitness struggles, there will certainly be a place for the Spaniard.
"Mata's technique and turn of pace with the ball at his feet would see him combine and complement the more imposing figures of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani." |
The Spanish star started and scored in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup win
against Arsenal but is unhappy under Jose Mourinho having again been
left out of the starting line-up for key matches including last Sunday’s
home win over Manchester City.
Mata is fearful for his place in
the Spain squad for next summer’s World Cup in Brazil - and he is ready
to quit Stamford Bridge in the winter as he goes in search of regular
first-team football.
Chelsea are willing to listen to offers for
the 25-year-old but will refuse to sell him to a Premier League rival,
ruling out a transfer to Manchester United or Tottenham, who both tried
to sign the former Valencia man over the summer.
Mata is happy in
London and has publicly vowed to fight for his place and declared
himself "happy" at Stamford Bridge. Behind the scenes, however, he is
strongly considering his future, especially with no sign of a new deal
to improve on his €82,000-a-week contract which runs until 2016.
“I
am happy at Chelsea. I have always felt the support of the fans - in
every game, on the street - I have felt the love from them. I try to
play for them, score for them and make them happy. We have great
support," he told
Talksport on Wednesday.
“I want to play as much as I can, but if you want to win titles you need 24-25 players ready to play. Anyone can play any game."
Mata’s father, who also acts as the player’s agent, is understood
to have made discrete enquiries to sound out potential interest in his
son.
PSG are the leading contenders at this stage, with sources
confirming to Goal that the Ligue 1 club tried to sign Mata in the
summer and are preparing to return with a bumper bid in the new year.
Barcelona
and Real Madrid have both ruled out bids for the midfielder, while
Valencia’s precarious financial situation means they are unable to fund a
move to re-sign their former star.
Mata has failed to establish
himself in Mourinho’s plans this season, often settling for a place on
the substitutes’ bench, especially in big games against Manchester
United, Spurs and City.
Mourinho has cited Mata’s lack of
defensive work as the main reason behind the Spain international’s
frequent omission, with Oscar preferred in the No.10 role at Stamford
Bridge.
Mata has been Chelsea’s player of the year in the last
two seasons, and last term scored 12 goals and provided 12 assists in
the Premier League alone
aint-Germain prepare a bid worth €41 million for the playmaker.
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Naim Beneddra | Chief Editor Goal France
"Juan Mata is definitely the kind of midfielder who can bring more to this already star-studded PSG side. A few months ago we may have wondered where Mata could fit in, but with the planned departure of Jeremy Menez and Javier Pastore, coupled with Lucas Moura's fitness struggles, there will certainly be a place for the Spaniard.
"Mata's technique and turn of pace with the ball at his feet would see him combine and complement the more imposing figures of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani." |
The Spanish star started and scored in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup win
against Arsenal but is unhappy under Jose Mourinho having again been
left out of the starting line-up for key matches including last Sunday’s
home win over Manchester City.
Mata is fearful for his place in
the Spain squad for next summer’s World Cup in Brazil - and he is ready
to quit Stamford Bridge in the winter as he goes in search of regular
first-team football.
Chelsea are willing to listen to offers for
the 25-year-old but will refuse to sell him to a Premier League rival,
ruling out a transfer to Manchester United or Tottenham, who both tried
to sign the former Valencia man over the summer.
Mata is happy in
London and has publicly vowed to fight for his place and declared
himself "happy" at Stamford Bridge. Behind the scenes, however, he is
strongly considering his future, especially with no sign of a new deal
to improve on his €82,000-a-week contract which runs until 2016.
“I
am happy at Chelsea. I have always felt the support of the fans - in
every game, on the street - I have felt the love from them. I try to
play for them, score for them and make them happy. We have great
support," he told
Talksport on Wednesday.
“I want to play as much as I can, but if you want to win titles you need 24-25 players ready to play. Anyone can play any game."
Mata’s father, who also acts as the player’s agent, is understood
to have made discrete enquiries to sound out potential interest in his
son.
PSG are the leading contenders at this stage, with sources
confirming to Goal that the Ligue 1 club tried to sign Mata in the
summer and are preparing to return with a bumper bid in the new year.
Barcelona
and Real Madrid have both ruled out bids for the midfielder, while
Valencia’s precarious financial situation means they are unable to fund a
move to re-sign their former star.
Mata has failed to establish
himself in Mourinho’s plans this season, often settling for a place on
the substitutes’ bench, especially in big games against Manchester
United, Spurs and City.
Mourinho has cited Mata’s lack of
defensive work as the main reason behind the Spain international’s
frequent omission, with Oscar preferred in the No.10 role at Stamford
Bridge.
Mata has been Chelsea’s player of the year in the last
two seasons, and last term scored 12 goals and provided 12 assists in
the Premier League alone