Manchester City have a plum home tie against Chelsea in the 5th Round of the FA Cup. City and Chelsea were the first balls drawn for the 5th Round. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reacted coolly to news that his side had been drawn against favourites Manchester City. He said: “I’m not bothered.” He added: “No […]
Juan Mata seals £37.1m United transfer
Chelsea Spanish international playmaker Juan Mata tonight signed for Manchester United in a club record deal worth £37.1m after a much delayed medical. The fee eclipses the £30.75m paid for Dimitar Berbatov on September 1 2008. Mata had played 135 times for Chelsea, scoring 32 times for the Stamford Bridge outfit, and was voted player […]
Juan Mata set to seal £37m move to United – the start of the Moyes Revolution?
Juan Mata could complete a remarkably quick move from Chelsea to Manchester United after a medical on Thursday morning after a fee of £37m was reportedly accepted by the Stamford Bridge club late on Wednesday night. United had just lost on penalties against Sunderland in the Semi Final of the Capital One Cup when news […]
£40m Juan Mata bid imminent
Rumours of an imminent bid for Chelsea’s Juan Mata via an intermediary worth £40m have begun filtering through today. Figures between £35m and £37m were earlier touted but Chelsea will want to make the most of United’s squad predicament to squeeze as much money as possible out of the Old Trafford club. Mata is reported […]
City rampage into Capital One Cup final
WEST HAM 0, MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Capital One Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg; City win 9-0 on aggregate) Manchester City are just one game away from the first trophy of the season after they completed the formality of qualifying for the Capital One Cup final with a brace of goals by Alvaro Negredo plus one […]