Transfer rumours roundup from last week
Juan Mata
Bayern Munich have entered the race to sign the highly-talented Spaniard,Juan Mata. Paris-Saint Germain are another interested party with rumours of a £40 million bid being lined up this month but it seems that Pep Guardiola may now want in on the action. Only Eden Hazard (50) has created more chances in the Premier League for Chelsea than Mata (30) this season. (Daily Express)
Chelsea Top Chance Creators
Chelsea are on the brink of bringing Nemanja Matic back to the club for £20.7 million. According to some Portuguese reports, a fee has already been agreed, and it is a matter of time before the deal goes through. Matic was used as a bargaining tool for Chelsea to sign David Luiz from Benfica and has since played 95 times, scoring 9 goals, for the Portuguese club. (Goal)
David Moyes was spotted in the crowd as Juventus beat Cagliari 4-1. Reports suggest he was watching Claudio Marchisio ahead of a potential £20 million transfer to Old Trafford. Marchisio played 31 minutes against Cagliari, scoring his first goal of the season. (Daily Mail)
Claudio Marchisio Has A Shot Accuracy Of 63%
Mark Hughes is poised to sign highly-rated Swedish striker, John Guidetti, on loan from Manchester City. Guidetti is struggling for first-team action at City with Alvaro Negredo, Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero ahead of him in the pecking order to Hughes is looking for a short-term loan deal for the youngster. He will need to sign Stephen Ireland permanently in order to free up a loan space for Guidetti. The Swede scored 20 goals in 23 Eredivisie games while on loan at Feyenoord. (Independent)
Patrice Evra is set to leave Manchester United when his contract runs out in June. A return to his former club Monaco could be a possibility. The Frenchman has won five Premier League titles in his eight years at the club, playing 359 games in all competitions. (Guardian)
Patrice Evra Duels
Liverpool are believed to be targeting a move for PSV Eindhoven midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum. Arsenal were thought to be interested in Wijnaldum in the summer, but the Reds are allegedly prepared to offer £9 million. Wijnaldum has played six times this season and scored four goals. (Metro)
West Ham are stunned to find out that Carlton Cole’s short-term contract with the club ran out today as they thought he would be available to play against Newcastle this weekend. He is likely to join up with Harry Redknapp at Queens Park Rangers. Cole has scored four goals this season and has converted 40% of his chances. (Mirror)
Arsene Wenger may be willing to pay around £30 million to bring Davide Santon and Yohan Cabaye to Arsenal from Newcastle United. The Gunners are thought to have missed out on Cabaye last summer with a £10m bid and after his fantastic performances this season, they’ve been told to pay up to £22m to sign the Frenchman. Cabaye has 499 points in Squawka’s Performance Score. That’s the highest score at Newcastle. (Mirror)
Napoli are close to beating a host of top clubs to the signing of promising Brazilian midfielder, Jorginho. The Hellas Verona star is close to signing for Rafael Benitez’s side for €7.5 million. Jorginho has scored seven goals and created 25 chances in Serie A this season. (Il Mattino)