Transfer Who’s In Who’s Out Part 6

This time we are going to look at Mata who seems like a long shot of leaving at the moment but this could happen with the return of Fellaini and Blind coming back to fitness it would look like that Mata position is under threat. But can we really sell Mata well my judgment would be no unless we have a better replacement for him like a Strootman who would fit into the team better. Where did it go wrong at united? Well if I am honest it hasn’t gone wrong but he hasn’t set the world on fire for the fee we paid for him. The biggest problem with Mata is that he doesn’t tack back and make tackles when the team is on the back foot but then on the other hand he doesn’t contribute to the attack like he did when he played for Chelsea but don’t get me wrong I’m not saying he is a bad player for united it is that his contribution can be more than what it is at the moment this could be down to that he is being played out of his favoured position.

Where should he go? Well this is a hard one in my opinion he would be best served going back to Spain but if not Spain then Italy would be the next best option the reason for this is that it is suited to his style which is where he waits on the half way line and then on the counter attack plays the vital pass which sets up chances for the attackers or other midfielders. But there is one more place for Mata is France which I think he would be good but not at his best as the current style of play in France is one that is slower than the other leagues and also one where most teams play 4-3-3 or a 3-4-3 that Mata would play in which would mean that Mata would have to adapt to a new role like he is having to do at united.

How much should we accept for him? Well this is one depending on what we do in the transfer window in the terms of buying Strootman which if we do go for him then it would be good for us to propose a swap deal for him. But if this does not happen then I reckon we should accept in the region of 25 to 30 Million for him which would be a fair amount considering he has at least 4 good years left in front of him.

Here are some of Mata’s best bits so far for united.

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