Chelsea chief Roman Abramovich willing to sell Nemanja Matic to Manchester United — as a £50million 'FAVOUR' stat : Mirror Online

Get football updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is ready to sanction the deal with Manchester United as an act of goodwill towards the midfielder, but will add on a "Lukaku tax". United also looked at Eric Dier but Tottenham refused to sell, and now Mourinho has made Matic his No1 target in the centre of the park. The champions are still smarting at missing out on signing Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, after United snatched him earlier in the summer. Midfield enforcer Matic seems certain to leave and it is clear now that United are in pole position as Chelsea will not deny him the move he wants.




Get Manchester United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Get all the latest Manchester United news first with our new app. Manchester United came with three different contract offers and Chelsea did not present one. United wanted him more and that's the reason he chose them. And Frans explained that while they were away, Lukaku took several phone calls from the United boss and that sealed his decision.


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