Man United appear to have signed Nemanja Matic as picture emerges showing Serbian in club colours
A PICTURE appearing to show Nemanja Matic wearing a new Manchester United training top has emerged. SunSport told you earlier United were close to agreeing a £50million deal to sign the Chelsea midfielder.
Nemanja Matic appears to have completed his Manchester United transfer. Reports have since emerged claiming Matic, 28, has undergone a medical at Carrington today.
And a photo of the Serbian wearing a United shirt has fuelled speculation his move is complete. Matic wears the No31 top in the snap – formerly worn by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
He has already agreed terms to make the Old Trafford switch. Matic sat out Chelseas pre-season tour of China and Singapore – alongside Diego Costa – in an attempt to seal his Stamford Bridge exit.
Jose Mourinho has been desperate to bring in a new defensive midfielder, with former Blues signing Matic a top target.
Nemanja Matic factfile Born in Sabac, Serbia, in August, 1988. He began his career aged five at Vrelo, where he was coached by his father, just 500m from his house.
In 2005 he signed for Serbian club Kolubara, and then moved to Slovakian side Kosice in 2007. He spent time on trial at Middlesbrough before Chelsea beat Sunderland and Tottenham to sign him in August 2009 for £1.5million.
After two first team games, Chelsea sent him on loan to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem. In January 2011 Matic was sold to Benfica along with £21million in exchange for Brazil defender David Luiz.
He flourished at Benfica, was named Portuguese Player of the Year and reached the Europa League final, where they were beaten by Chelsea.
In January 2014, Chelsea, under manager Jose Mourinho, signed him back for £21million, and he made his second Chelsea debut against Man Utd.
He has won two Premier League titles in three seasons at Chelsea, and last season played 40 games, scoring twice including a stunning strike in the FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham.
Matic is a strong tackling defensive midfielder who is tactically disciplined and at 6ft 4in tall is very good in the air. His brother Uros is also a professional footballer, with FC Copenhagen.
He is married to childhood sweetheart Aleksandra, who he met at school, and they have two children. The United boss was locked in a transfer tussle with Juventus over Matic but the Italian club gave up on the chase.
It left him with a clear path to resign his former player. Matic joined Chelsea from Serbian club Kosice in 2009 for £1.
He was sold to Benfica in 2011 and resigned by the Blues – under Mourinho – for £22m in 2014.
United are short of midfielders and may need to dip into the market for another player after Marouane Fellaini reportedly agreed terms to join Galatasaray.
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