Mata off to United for record fee: Jose
25 Jan 2014 6:02 AM IST
‘We are convinced that he is going to do well. Manchester United pay a record fee because they know he is a player that can be important for them, it is not a gamble,’ Mourinho told a news conference on Friday, with the deal still to be formally completed.
‘We are convinced he is going to do well and we wish that. When we play him we will try and win and he will be the same, but everyone in this club wishes him well.’
United have reportedly made a club record bid of £37 million ($61m, 44.6m euro) for Mata. Mourinho added: ‘I think this club is a special club and it cares for people. It is very respectful of its players and especially those who wrote history and Juan is one of these.
‘He was fantastic for Chelsea and Chelsea was fantastic for him. We are not afraid he is going there to do very well. We want him to go there and be happy.’
Carrick out for a month: Reports
LONDON: Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is likely to be out for up to a month with an ankle injury in a further blow to the troubled Premier League champions, British media reported on Friday.
Carrick turned his ankle in United’s League Cup penalty shootout loss to Sunderland on Wednesday after landing awkwardly on the astroturf strip that runs along the pitch.
Atletico gain slender lead against Bilbao
MADRID: Copa del Rey holders leaders Atletico Madrid edged towards a possible semifinal meeting with neighbours Real Madrid with 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in their quarterfinal, first leg at the Vicente Calderon on Thursday.
Uruguayan defender Diego Godin powered home the only goal of the game four minutes before half-time as he rose highest to meet Koke’s cross from the right.
The hosts also had the better of the chances after the break, but failed to force Iago Herrerin into a serious save as they had to settle for a slender lead to take to Bilbao for the second leg next Wednesday.
Ferguson appointed to UEFA coaching role
NYON: Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is set to take up a role with European football’s governing body as a coaching ambassador, UEFA president Michel Platini said on Friday. ‘Sir Alex will be chairman of the forum of elite coaches that meet every year,’ Platini said at a committee meeting.
‘We are convinced he is going to do well and we wish that. When we play him we will try and win and he will be the same, but everyone in this club wishes him well.’
United have reportedly made a club record bid of £37 million ($61m, 44.6m euro) for Mata. Mourinho added: ‘I think this club is a special club and it cares for people. It is very respectful of its players and especially those who wrote history and Juan is one of these.
‘He was fantastic for Chelsea and Chelsea was fantastic for him. We are not afraid he is going there to do very well. We want him to go there and be happy.’
Carrick out for a month: Reports
LONDON: Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is likely to be out for up to a month with an ankle injury in a further blow to the troubled Premier League champions, British media reported on Friday.
Carrick turned his ankle in United’s League Cup penalty shootout loss to Sunderland on Wednesday after landing awkwardly on the astroturf strip that runs along the pitch.
Atletico gain slender lead against Bilbao
MADRID: Copa del Rey holders leaders Atletico Madrid edged towards a possible semifinal meeting with neighbours Real Madrid with 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in their quarterfinal, first leg at the Vicente Calderon on Thursday.
Uruguayan defender Diego Godin powered home the only goal of the game four minutes before half-time as he rose highest to meet Koke’s cross from the right.
The hosts also had the better of the chances after the break, but failed to force Iago Herrerin into a serious save as they had to settle for a slender lead to take to Bilbao for the second leg next Wednesday.
Ferguson appointed to UEFA coaching role
NYON: Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is set to take up a role with European football’s governing body as a coaching ambassador, UEFA president Michel Platini said on Friday. ‘Sir Alex will be chairman of the forum of elite coaches that meet every year,’ Platini said at a committee meeting.
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