Live Football Transfer News and Rumors – Mata joins Chelsea!

Spanish international Juan Mata has completed his move from La Liga side Valencia to one of the Premier League top teams Chelsea. He signed a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

Mata who became the fourth Blues signing following the Thibaut Coutois, Oriol Romeu and Romelu Lukaku, is in contention for a starting place in Chelsea’s Premier League duel against newcomers Norwich City on Saturday. Winger’s transfer fee was an estimated 23.5 million pounds. Mata spoke on his impressions: “Right from the first moment there have been good feelings all around me,” Mata told the official club website. Training has been great and the players are a great group to train with. Valencia was a big club anyway but I have left to join a bigger club and it is all about the opportunity to win trophies and I have that here.”

Mata pointed out that after speaking with Andre Villas-Boas and his national teammate Fernando Torres made him up his mind and go through to agree terms with Chelsea: “He (Andre Villas-Boas) said he wanted Chelsea this season to play more attacking football, and that I would be a big part of that. Villas-Boas is someone who won almost everything last year and we are both here with the idea of winning lots this season. The plan is that I can play on either flank or even in the middle playing in between the lines of midfield and attack. I like to keep the ball and use it well, I am an attacking player and above all I like to set up goals and score them also. I want to adapt as quickly as possible to my new surroundings, my colleagues and this league, and I would love to win a trophy in my first season – if it can be the Premier League then great. Fernando (Torres) got me excited about the thought of coming here. He said it would be good for me here and that me and him together could be good. I also talked to my family and friends about it as well.”

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