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BREAKING: Nemanja Matic Agrees Personal Terms With Manchester United And 'Will Have Medical This Week'

BREAKING: Nemanja Matic Agrees Personal Terms With Manchester United And 'Will Have Medical This Week'

A good signing?

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

After news emerged that Chelsea are in talks with Monaco midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko, rumours are now rife that Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Nemanja Matic.

The Guardian report that United have agreed a £40 million fee with Chelsea for the defensive midfielder, with Jose Mourinho's side hopeful of completing the deal this week.

Matic will undergo a medical at Carrington in the coming days, with the report suggesting that he will earn £155,000 a week at Old Trafford.

Manchester United are confident that the 28-year-old will join the club before they travel to the US for their pre-season tour on 9 July.

Nemanja Matic
Nemanja Matic

Matic may have played his final game for Chelsea against Arsenal in the FA Cup final. Image: PA

Chelsea are expected to complete the £35.2m signing of Bakayoko on a five-year contract this week, and many have praised Conte's ambition after Juventus' wing-back Alex Sandro is also thought to be on the club's radar

Conte's decision to offload Matic and bring in the younger, fresher Bakayoko is certainly good business, especially when you consider that Mourinho bought the 28-year-old Serbian for £20.8 million back in January, 2014.

Bakayoko
Bakayoko

Bakayoko completed 57 take-ons in the league during 2016/17; more than any other Chelsea midfielder. Image: PA

It is believed that Mourinho wants Matic to replace Michael Carrick in the centre of Manchester United's midfield, with the Old Trafford veteran possibly ready to make his final bow in the 2017/18 season.

Matic will join Victor Lindelof at Old Trafford after United completed the signing of the Swedish international earlier this month for a fee believed to be in the region of £31 million.



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H/T: The Guardian

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