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Juan Mata – What this deal means for Man United

JANUARY 24, 2014 BY CHARLES MALEK

37M£. That was how much Man Utd agreed to pay for Juan Mata. Juan Mata
was the best midfielder in the Prem before Jose returned. That’s to
say, Juan Mata, who is only 25 years old right now, was the best
midfielder last year. And this year, mysteriously relegated to the
bench.

By most accounts, Mata was relegated as a message to the rest of the
team. Similar to the prison scenario of taking down the biggest
inmate, Jose entered the gulag, owned by Russian billionaire Roman
Abramovich, and he took down Mata, who was not really the biggest
player, but a player who was the future of the team. Mourinho
basically said “no.” Funny that Mata was a Real Madrid youth product.
Typical Mourinho.

Juan Mata was one of the last great Valencia players sold off from the
great mistake. Not too long ago, Valencia decided to make a new
stadium, in order to keep up with the rest of the top teams. In
fairness, this is a normal and right decision to make for any major
club, and Valencia’s fan could still remember playing in the Champions
League finals. And Valencia started this endeavor right before the
economic collapse that crippled every corner of the map. So Valencia
tried hard to stay afloat. Results were difficult under Koeman, so
they brought in Unai Emery. Emery was great, and delivered results,
but the team couldn’t balance books. David Silva had to be sold. Then
David Villa. Jaoquin left. And Mata as well. Somewhere in there
Vicente left, but he was as injured as he was talented. Mata was a
cornerstone of a Valencia that, despite being strapped for cash, still
pushed for the 3rd place on the Liga table. Even when Silva and Villa
left, Mata guided them to wins.

As a Chelsea player, his only real failure was that he did not convert
Fernando Torres back into a goal scoring threat. Mata scored where
Torres would not. Manchester United may expect a different Mata. They
may expect the Mata that played behind David Villa in Valencia, as
Mata would be providing service for Wayne Rooney and Robin Van Persie.
If that turns out the case, then the £37m wuld be well spent.

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Xander Crews said:

discuss

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The big deal about Neymar’s big money deal
JANUARY 25, 2014 BY CHARLES MALEK
Sandro Rosell’s resignation as the great leader of FC Barcelona brought a lot of speculation and rumors. From the surface it appears a Lannister-worthy move from Joan Laporta, using his peripheral influences to force out a rival. But why then, is Laporta not the one to take over?

Weeks ago it was reported that the secretive deal was worth much more than the €57 million, as reported initially by Goal.com. Currently, news sources report that the deal was in excess of €87.

So what’s the big deal? The deal is that Santos was not the only side transferring Neymar’s rights.
Brazilian supermarket chain, DIS, owned half of Neymar’s rights and had brought action.

If evidence can be produced in support of DIS’s contention, a court would be pressed to pay not only the extra €15m-€20m, but punitive damages in top of that. The effect of punitive damages could change the face of football more than Rooney’s historic hair transplant.

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In brief, the Juan Mata deal means that Arsenal, who have to face Manchester United within a few weeks, now have to make a big move in order to get Julian Draxler onto their side.

The league title is Arsenal’s to lose. If they want to win, they have to make moves now while they have the chance. Notice that Manchester fielded an offer of 37m £ for a player that was untested over the current season. For all we know Mata could be crocked. Mata could be out of form, Mata could be a bust. But Manchester United paid big money to get him.

The time for negotiating great deals is over, and Arsenal have to table an offer that is equal to what Manchester United fielded for Mata if they mean to win a trophy this season.

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Xander Crews said:

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I'm just saying what you're all thinking.

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Xander Crews said:

This morning the Mirror reported that Arsenal lodged a bid of €30million for Draxler. It noted that this fell short of the €38m buyout clause, but also that the clause is only valid in Summer. Basically, Schalke thinks Draxler is worth at least €38. Arsenal's position is €30m plus additional bonuses based on performance. The fact that Schalke have not shut down negotiations could lead one to believe that this deal will complete during the window.

Arsenal will face a reinvigorated Manchester United and Juan Mata in a few weeks. With the recent dip in form from Ozil, an Attacking Mid of Draxler's quality may be the difference maker.

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