Juan Mata rejected a lucrative deal to stay at Manchester United

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata opted to stay at Manchester United and rejected a €20 million offer from a club in Saudi Arabia.

The 32-year-old midfielder is in the last year of his contract. Though there is a one-year extension clause in his contract which United can trigger after the end of this season.

Juan Mata is not a regular starter in the team. Last season he has only started 8 Premier League games. He is yet to start a Premier League game this season. But he is a very important squad member for the Red Devils. His experience is very much valuable for this relatively young Manchester United squad. Juan Mata is also happy with his role in this team.

Manchester United is going to play in this year’s UEFA Champions League. They will face last season’s runners up Paris Saint Germain, RB Leipzig, and Istanbul Basaksehir in the group stage. The experience of Juan Mata will be very much important for the club in this competition. Juan Mata had won UEFA Champions League in 2012 with Chelsea. Then he joined Manchester United in 2014. He has scored 50 goals in his 257 appearances for the Red Devils.

Juan Mata was the Manchester United’s ‘Player of the Month’ in September for his performance in two Carabao Cup matches.  He has scored 2 goals in 2 matches. Some fans want him to be in the starting XI for the next EPL matches. As Anthony Martial is out for the next 3 EPL game for suspension and Cavani is not allowed to start as he is in self-isolation as per UK Government rule, fans want to see Greenwood to play from middle and Mata in right-wing.

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