HBK
Subtlety is my middle name
That was the plan, but Mata refused to join Atletico or PSG both of whom were interested in him. He chose to go to Manchester United which, as a player in his position, was the right decision. He wasn't going to get to play if he stayed which would've probably cost him his place in Spain's world cup squad and he chose to stay in the most competitive league in the world rather than go to Spain or France.i'm usually very bitter towards players of teams i support getting traded. for instance last year my toronto blue jays traded 2 of our top prospects and i still do this day am hoping their careers bomb. with that said i sincerely wish mata the best and hope man utd make top 4. he was the quintessential example of a classy player on and off the pitch and i'm hoping he wins the player of the year award this year too!
with the fluff out of the way i still don't get this transfer. if you're going to trade mata, send him to another league ffs. transferring players to your direct competition has NEVER made sense to me, it's the reason why in north american sports teams always trade their star players to teams OUTSIDE of their division. and please don't tell me mourinho is some calculating genius because he's already played man u twice and is doing this with the sole purpose of having man u steal points away from arsenal, city, liverpool. this is extremely short sighted, i swear it's as if people think we'll never have to play man utd ourselves down the line.