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I would prefer Nianggolan myself but at least we have a song for the fecker.
Nemanja Matic| BBC says deal agreed
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I would prefer Nianggolan myself but at least we have a song for the fecker.
These transfer rumors writers need to be a little more creative.
When they say we want a holding midfielder in order to get the best out of Pogba. Does that mean Mourinho wants Pogba as a #8 or #10?
Pogba and Matic in a 2, with a #10 ahead?
Pogba and Matic in a 2, with a #10 ahead?
Ready made song and nothing really rhymes with Niangollan.
Luckhurst is shite, and Chelsea won't sell him to us anyway.
The article says Dier is a target and that Levy is going to be difficult to negotiate with... What, we think Chelsea are going to be any easier?
The article says Dier is a target and that Levy is going to be difficult to negotiate with... What, we think Chelsea are going to be any easier?
Silly season here we go-again?
There is Belgian centre mid
Called Radja Nainggolan
If he's as bad as Marouane
I'll eat my f*cking colon
"He scores goals Nemanja, he scores goals"
"Put him on a plane, bring him back from Zrenjani"
"Nemanja Matic, Nemanja Matic, running down the wing..."
Would rather Matic than most other midfielders, he's really good but can't see Chelsea selling to us, he's too important to them.
Just don't see what reason Chelsea would have for selling Matic.
Didn't Mourinho throw Matic under the bus at Chelsea in his last season? 
Imagine Pogba, Matic and N'Zonzi in one midfield..
He's 28, edging towards being too old if we're trying to build a team around Pogba, Rashford, Martial etc.
Di Marzio linked him to us last season and nothing happened.
I think we can go for better choices tbf.
I think we can go for better choices tbf.
A few years ago it was an obsession with signing anyone from Barcelona/Real/Bayern, and now we're flooded with tonnes of impossible to believe rumours to top Premier league team rivals.
Brought him on at halftime against Southampton. Substituted him 28 minutes later.Didn't Mourinho throw Matic under the bus at Chelsea in his last season?
To the tune of dinner dinner batman.
Radja radja radja radja radja radja radja Naing-golan.
Radja radja radja radja radja radja radja Naing-golan.
Ouch.
Chelsea are going to fleece us.
Unless he suddenly becomes surplus they wont sell you him, hes been an integral cog in two title winning sides for them.
Radja would be far easier to acquire and is a much better player to boot.
Yes please. Especially if the alternative is Dier.
The only chelsea player I want is Willian.
To the tune of what??!!!
The Adam West Batman theme!
Nainggolan isn't a holding midfielder, playing him or Herrera there would be a waste of either/both of their abilities.
Well it is Levy. Mata was sold, no reason to believe that Matic couldn't be had. Not sure the cost.
The "manager in for player he previously managed" is the least inspired of all transfer rumour tropes.
Mata was warming the bench. 40M for a player who sat on the bench every week was a deal Chelsea would have been stupid to turn down.
Matic, on the other hand, has been a mainstay in the Chelsea team this season, starting 30 out of a possible 38 games in the Premier League.
I agree that I don't think Matic will actually sign for United
But I definitely think Matic would hypothetically be easier to sign. Conte will probably want to assert his authority and sign his own CMs this Summer. Kante is untouchable but I don't think Matic is
It's Matic you know, it's hard to believe it's not ScholesMata wasn't wanted by his manager. Matic is a first choice central midfielder in a side that just won the league -- not to mention they sold Mata to us when David Moyes was manager. Would Chelsea be happy to sell their starting central midfielder to Mourinho's Manchester United?
Same issue as with Kane. Facial appearance just doesn't provide the same commercial value as puppy loving Mata and Broken Brokes Jones
Naah, doubt Matic is interested.
Besides, his playtime at Chelsea is more insured.
Besides, his playtime at Chelsea is more insured.
Surely Matic won't be starting if they sign Bakayoko?
Bouhafsi, as we know, is as official as a club announcement.
Might mean Matic is actually available.
Manchester United & Chelsea are ahead in the race to land Tiemoué Bakayoko, with the latter side set to table a €45m bid imminently.Tweet
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Might mean Matic is actually available.
FFS his agent puts this out and everyone laps it up. At this stage we are buying every player who ever worked with Mourinho. The same thing happened with Van Gaal.
Conte has been trying to find a replacement for Matic even before he joined them, Chelsea have been consistently linked with a new DM for a while now so there maybe some legs in this rumor. Assuming Fabinho isn't keen on us, surely folks would prefer Matic over Dier?
On Nainggolan, he is an absolute monster of a midfielder and can play a variety of role at a very high level but this season he is absolutely killing it playing as a 10 in front of two sitting midfielders. Do we want to sign another mid and assign him to a role which doesn't maximize his talent? We need a holding midfielder to play alongside Pogba in a midfield two, Matic/Dier would be a better fit for that role than box to box mids like Bakayoko and Nainggolan.
On Nainggolan, he is an absolute monster of a midfielder and can play a variety of role at a very high level but this season he is absolutely killing it playing as a 10 in front of two sitting midfielders. Do we want to sign another mid and assign him to a role which doesn't maximize his talent? We need a holding midfielder to play alongside Pogba in a midfield two, Matic/Dier would be a better fit for that role than box to box mids like Bakayoko and Nainggolan.
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