Mata talks 'going well'

Talks between Manchester United and Chelsea
over the transfer of Juan Mata are going well, Sky
Sports understands.
Sky Sports' Spanish football expert Guillem
Balague says all parties, including Mata, want the
deal to happen.

The attacking midfielder - a £23.5m signing from
Valencia in 2011 - has found first-team
opportunities limited under Jose Mourinho this
season, playing 90 minutes on just three
occasions.
And Balague revealed on Revista de La Liga:
"Manchester United and Chelsea are negotiating
the future of Juan Mata - and the idea is that
Mata, who Chelsea are happy to let go, goes to
Old Trafford in this transfer window.
"Chelsea are asking for £32million or with Wayne
Rooney as part of the deal. Manchester United
have said no to the money and no to Rooney -
but I am under the impression that a deal will be
reached because it benefits everybody.
"Manchester United need quality, Mata needs to
get out of the situation he is in, and it would
reinforce United for their meetings with
(Chelsea's title rivals) Manchester City and
Arsenal, which is clever from Jose Mourinho."
Sky sources reported that talks between the two
rivals are "progressing well' which came after we
learnt that Chelsea wanted in excess of £35million
for the diminutive midfielder.
Unconvinced
One man who remains unconvinced by Mata's
proposed arrival at Old Trafford is former
Manchester United defender Gary Neville.
"That's a lot of money, 35 million quid, but they
need a signing," Neville said on Monday Night
Football.
"Does he fit with what I would call the typical
philosophy of Manchester United? I would say no.
"The first question, I think, is where are you going
to play him? Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie
are up top if they are fit so where are you going
to play him? Are you going to play him off the left
or off the right?
"They would have to change to accommodate Juan
Mata in the way they normally play. They normally
play with wide players. Sometimes they tuck in,
but generally they have wide players and the
thing for me is where is he going to play?
"He's obviously a fantastic football player, there's
no doubt about that, but one thing it does do, I
suppose, is that David Moyes, Manchester United
and Ed Woodward need to sign a big player."