JUVENTUS WAITING TO BAG MATA

Manchester United Playmaker, Juan Mata has little time left in his contract and Juventus are already

waiting for Manchester United to lag in his contract renewal so they could bag him down to Allianz

stadium.

Juventus are lurking should United fail to get Mata to extend his stay at Old Trafford before the turn

of the year, having started to feature more regularly under Jose Mourinho. Mourinho would like to

keep him, but there has been a failure to negotiate new deals yet for both the 30 year old and his

fellow Spaniard, Ander Herrera.

Herrera is a perfectly able third midfielder, but with the one-note performances of Nemanja Matic,

the signing of Fred, and the lack of consistency from Paul Pogba, just playing adequately is not

enough for this United side. Mata, meanwhile has been in better form of late and his personality

means that if wages allow, he should always be kept in the squad. It is hard to see why a move to

Juventus would see him get more time on the pitch, given he is not as good as their current options.