Manchester United Prepare to Make Record £37million Bid for Juan Mata: Nightly Soccer Report

Tomorrow morning’s British tabloids are jumping on the transfer gossip that Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata may be heading to Manchester United in a £37million deal. The Daily Telegraph has the exclusive. Meanwhile, the competition is trying not to get outdone, so they’ve added their own twist. The Daily Mirror says Manchester United deny the deal is on, The Daily Mail says Chelsea wants £40million to seal the deal, while Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville says he doesn’t see Mata fitting United’s philosophy.

While Manchester United are far less a competitor to Chelsea this season, I still don’t see this deal happening and I believe it’s just gossip trash to try to sell more newspapers during the transfer window. United may not be a threat this Premier League season, but selling Mata to United could come back to haunt Chelsea next season.

I could be wrong, but I just don’t see the deal happening unless United was willing to swap a star player to Jose Mourinho’s side, and I don’t see United giving up Wayne Rooney. The Daily Telegraph reporter admits that United haven’t made a bid yet, but that there is interest between both parties. I just don’t see this deal happening. Tt’s very speculative at the moment.

Here are tonight’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Manchester United prepare to make record £37m bid to sign Chelsea’s Juan Mata — The Telegraph
• Juan Mata to Manchester United: Gary Neville not sure he fits philosophy — Sky Sports
• Man United deny Mata transfer bid, but Chelsea are bracing themselves for £37million offer — The Mirror
• Chelsea willing to sell Juan Mata but Manchester United must pay £40m to land him — The Mail
• Sunderland sign Argentinian defender Santiago Vergini on loan until the end of the season — Sunderland
• Martin Atkinson to referee Merseyside Derby — Liverpool Echo
• Sam Allardyce admits that his team are playing for pride against Manchester City — The Telegraph
• Stevan Jovetic set to return for Manchester City in West Ham cup tie — The Guardian
• Cardiff star Medel sits in cheap seats after missing team bus from Manchester — Yahoo
• Manchester United determined to avoid panic buying in transfer window — The Guardian
• Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic out of League Cup semi-final against Sunderland — Sunderland Echo
• Andries Jonker appointed Arsenal Academy manager — Arsenal FC
• West Ham keen on Thomas Vermaelen, admits Sam Allardyce — Metro
• Manchester United’s pretty passing offset by defensive errors at Chelsea — The Guardian
• Part-time novelist Pepe Mel hoping to write happy ending to his time at West Brom — The Mail
• Everton to loan Monaco’s Lacina Traoré if injury prognosis is favorable — The Guardian
• Mirko Vucinic’s agent will be in London today to discuss possible move to Arsenal — Gianlucadimarzio
• Could Wayne Rooney and Yohan Cabaye ‘buy out’ their contracts? — The Guardian
• Ki Sung-Yeung set to remain on loan at Sunderland — BBC Sport
• West Brom set to defy sponsors Zoopla and select Nicola Anelka for squad to face Everton — Telegraph
• Brendan Rodgers admits he got it wrong in Aston Villa draw — The Guardian
• Gareth Barry reborn at Goodison under Roberto Martinez — The Telegraph
• Swansea City look to sign Middlesbrough star Rhys Williams in £1.5m deal — Wales Online
• John Williams front runner for Southampton chief executive role — BBC Sport
• Stoke City forward Juan Agudelo announces Utrecht loan switch — ESPN FC
• José Mourinho is all about emotion – and United would have loved that — The Guardian
• Newcastle join Liverpool in chase for Basel star Mohamad Salah — Sky Sports
• Sam Allardyce admits Ravel Morrison could leave West Ham in January — The Guardian
• Newcastle United deny £12m deal for Montpellier forward Rémy Cabella — The Telegraph
• Manchester United player ratings under David Moyes in Premier League — The Guardian

Football League

• Accrington Stanley fined £20,000 over appointment of James Beattie — Sky Sports

Bundesliga

• ‘I should have won the Ballon d’Or’ – Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery slams award — Evening Standard

Serie A

• Jaap Stam will join AC Milan staff — Football Italia
• AS Roma signs Michel Bastos — AS Roma

MLS

• How the MLS could finally help soccer go mainstream in America — Motley Fool
• Orlando City’s new MLS facility coming on nicely — Pro Soccer Talk

La Liga

• Real Betis sack Juan Carlos Garrido — Inside Spanish Football

International soccer

• Former England and Wolves goalkeeper Bert Williams dies — The Telegraph
• Nabil Bentaleb may prompt eligibility battle, says Tottenham’s Tim Sherwood — The Guardian
• Oguchi Onyewu: ‘For the last 8 months, all my decisions have been World Cup-based’ — Sports Illustrated
• Kwadwo Asamoah says United States-Ghana match in World Cup will be ‘war’ — ESPN FC

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