What’s The Mata With Juan More Midfielder?

wings37I’ll give you a second to let that headline sink in. It’s strong, you can’t deny that. Where one might take issue, though, is in the folly behind stumping up twenty-odd million pounds for a winger, when the last we heard was that dross would very much need to be shipped out before we could start thinking about players coming in the other direction. Particularly when those in the frame are likely to twonk the living daylights out of our club transfer record and at the same time fill a position we’re not altogether short on. Did they not get the memo? Gareth Bale’s quite a handy left-winger these days and it’s a bloody striker we’re after. Holy highwires, Batman.

Still, the story made its way out there and you couldn’t deny the Spaniard’s got some serious game on his hands. Anyone who followed Valencia with any interest last year or happened to catch any of his stuff at the U21s tournament, would agree that he’s a player you’d be only too happy to have knocking about the place. The Guardian’s Guru on all things España, the excellent Sid Lowe, gave word of the chase yesterday:

“According to an agreement reached when Mata last renewed his contract, Valencia are obliged to sell to a foreign club that matches the €21m bar before Monday. Spurs have made an offer that exceeds that minimum fee in order to strengthen their hand.”

Interesting. In its own pointless, slightly depressing way. No doubt he’ll be an Arsenal player before the week’s through.

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