`Juan has arrived and gone through medical examination procedures at United. Everything is going in a favorable direction and sooner or later this transfer will be completed,` Mourinho said at yesterday’s press conference.
The Chelsea coach did not mention financial details – including the transfer fee of 37.5 million pounds, Mata’s weekly salary of 140,000 pounds in the new shirt, and the contract term of four and a half years – as reported by British media.
Mourinho believes that Mata’s desire to play more football is completely legitimate and Chelsea has no right to prevent him from leaving.
`Juan has a great opportunity. Another big team in a country where he would love to live and work would love to have him. Chelsea received an offer that we felt was reasonable and compatible.
`I still think he can play an important role for Chelsea, Juan is a great player. Even though he hasn’t played much this season, especially in the last few matches, he can still be very important.
`Would Chelsea fans be happy if we stopped such a wonderful man they all loved from leaving and told him he could only go to Russia, China, France or Portugal?
Mourinho asserted that Mata leaving now will help both sides always retain the best things about each other: `I asked Juan ‘are you really happy to leave’ and he answered yes. About
Mourinho confirmed that no one at Chelsea is happy that Mata is leaving.
In the summer of 2001, Chelsea recruited Mata from Valencia for 23.5 million pounds and therefore, when selling him to Man Utd, the team made a significant profit.
`The money from Mata allowed us to bring in another player because we needed one more and still make a significant profit. Thanks to the transfers of Mata and Kevin De Bruyne, Chelsea are putting themselves in a position to
While waiting for Mata’s transfer to Man Utd to be completed, Chelsea on January 23 spent 11 million pounds to buy `Egyptian Messi` Mohamed Salah from Basel to fill the gap.
Naomi