Following reports yesterday that Chelsea have set a price tag of £18million-£22million for Nemanja Matic after reported interest from Juventus, rumours have surfaced today suggesting that Manchester United are also looking to sign the midfielder.
United boss Jose Mourinho re-signed Matic for Chelsea, paying Benfica £21million in January 2014, and the midfielder played a pivotal role in the Blues’ title-winning squad under the Portuguese manager.
However, his performance levels have dropped considerably since, with many Blues fans voicing their discontent with Matic and questioning the 28-year-old’s place in the side, as we saw in our poll on Monday.
After asking Chelsea fans whether they would like to see the Serbia international stay at the club or whether they would like to see him leave, 85 percent voted for Matic to leave.
With that in mind, we’ve identified five possible replacements that Chelsea either have at their disposal already or players they may look to bring in, should Matic leave the club in January:
