Transfer news update

Chelsea
The Blues have been linked with a £11m move for Mohammed Salah of FC Basle. Jose Mourinho is keen to replace Mata with this young Egyptian player that scored twice against Chelsea in the UEFA champions league last year. The winger is fast and will obviously strengthen any team. He is also a target for Liverpool.

Mourinho is still interested in signing Wayne Rooney from Manchester United. With the ouster of United from domestic cup competitions and an unlikely top 6 finish, Chelsea could snap up their player in the summer.

Juan Mata is on his way to joining Manchester United for a fee of around £37 million.

The Blues have also been linked with Antoine Griezman from Real Sociedad is another player that is on Chelsea's radar.

Liverpool
The Reds are currently on the trail of Nigel de Jong,Mohammed Salah and Berisha. Liverpool's Lucas Leiva needs an urgent replacement after the Brazilian sustained an injury that will keep him out of action for a minimum of two months.

Media speculations has it that a fee of about £10m has been agreed for the arrival of Mohammed Salah from FC Basle of Switzerland,but they deal is being threatened by Chelsea's interest in the Egyptian.

FC Barcelona
The Spanish league leaders have declared that no new player will be going to the Nou camp until summer.

The matter with Mata!

Chelsea's Juan Mata is almost a Manchester United player after reports in the media suggested that the Spanish international is on his way to linking up with the Old Trafford club. The transfer fee is between the region of around £40 million.

One wonders why Jose Mourinho and the back room staff of Chelsea have decided to offload this highly impressive midfielder. The matter that led to him been kept on the bench at Stamford Bridge is because Mata doesn't go for lose balls. Brazilian Willian is currently a member of the first team because of his work rate and not his brilliance. He joins the defence and also compete for the ball whenever his team is on under threat.

Juan Mata

Juan Mata is far better than several Chelsea players, but it is unfortunate that such a skillful midfielder is being wasted on the reserve bench with five months to the 2014 FIFA World cup in Brazil.

If Manchester United eventually confirm his arrival, he will be a major swoop by David Moyes whose team is on a free fall. Manchester United will have to conjure a formation that will accommodate Mata and Kagawa if they intend to return to winning ways.

The former Valencia player can start getting the attention of his national team manager once he becomes a regular player at the Old Trafford stadium.