Lancet Fluke
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Pigeonho said:All about opinions, but I can't see how Mata is worth £30m. A fringe player at best, clearly not rated by Mourinho, (not that he's the basis of valuations), and who has played some good games for Chelsea, though not a great by any means. Nasri is far better IMO, but would we be able to fetch £30m for him? I'd rate Mata between £15m and £20m. It's like Newcastle and Carroll. Only Liverpool and Dalglish in particular were crazy enough to spend what they spent on him, and in that position Newcastle must have thought all their Christmases had come at once, which is probably what Chelsea feel in getting £37m for a player they don't want.Lancet Fluke said:I agree nobody else will pay 37 but they could easily get 30 so the difference Chelsea are prepared to strengthen a rival for is 7 not 20.Pigeonho said:I don't think anyone else is stupid enough to pay £37m for him! I would seriously question those who make the decisions at our place if they spent that much money on him. He's a good little player, but compared to Silva, for example, I see no contest at all. I rate him as slightly better than Cazorla.
I'd say Mata is more than just a fringe player, he's reduced to that by Mourinho currently but that isn't a true reflection of him as a footballer. I think the market is pretty high at the moment and I think they could get 30 for him certainly way more than 15-20. Comparing Nasri is difficult. He has been good for the last 6 months but had been pretty poor imo for the 18 months before that. If Nasri had been as good all last season as he has this season he could easily be worth 30 million. Let's not forget Mata was by far their best player for two full seasons until Mourinho came in and treated him like shit. And I am absolutely convinced that Mourinho had decided to do that before he even started the job. There were stories in the press when his return to Chelsea was only a rumour that if he did take the job Mata wouldn't be part of his plans which seemed ludicrous at the time but clearly Mourinho had briefed the press given that he has done everything he can to undermine Mata since the day he arrived imo.