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Report: Leeds target willing to take pay cut to join; he ‘knows what it takes to win trophies’
Leeds United have been li🔯nked with Juan Mata in recent days,ꦑ and it looks as though the rumours have legs.
Reports from Spain on Wednesday claimed that Whites director Victor 🐽Orta had made contact with the player’s father and talks were ongoing.
Meanwhile, has reported t🐻hat talks between Leeds and ไMata’s camp are heading in the right direction, albeit moving slowly.
In addition, the former Manchester United ace is appar🤡entl🌄y prepared to make the move to Elland Road in this window.
Another report from Sp🎉ain has pointed to an increased possibility of Mata to Leeds happening over the coming weeks.
– via – touched upon the speculation regarᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚding talks and the player ‘studying’ the Whites’ offer.
The Spanish outlet has 💮also claimed that Mata has made it clear to the Whites – and other suitors – that he is ‘wi🌠lling to reduce’ the wages he was earning at Manchester United.
Mata’s priority is to continue playing in a competitive leᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚague, as he believes he can still be effective at the highest level, added the report.
The 34-year-old has also been linked with Real Betis, but they have made it clear they can’t do a deal at this ඣmoment in time.🤪
As a result, the 🐓opportunity is there for Orta and Jesse Marsch to get their man. And Mata is apparently ‘waiting to see what happens with Leeds’.
“He’s top isn’t he?”
What a coup this would be for L𝕴eeds – Mata is an incredibly talented, experienced and hard-working player.
The former Spain int🅘ernational has enjoyed an incredible career, and a move to Leeds woꦇuld be a superb next chapter.
Mata boasts over 600 competitive clu🥀b appearances at Manchester United, Chelsea and Valencia.
He ha🀅s from his time in English football so far, incꦆluding the 2012 Champions League with the Blues.
Mata also has 41♎ Spain caps, and won 🧜the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2020 with La Roja.
“What a player,” Scott McTomin💜꧑ay told the about Mata in October 2020.
“He’s top isn’t he? You don’t have to say much more about Juan. On and off the pitc෴h, he’s ꧋class.
“ꦯThe way he dresses is class, the way he speaks to people i🍒s class.
“For every young footballer who is aspiring to be aꦆ top, top player, then just watch Juan Mata.
“He 100 per cent knows what it take💜s to win trophies.
“He’s a winner and he’s adopting♌ that mentalit🐼y for us.
“And he has high🐠, high levels of expectation for all the players around him to reach his standards.
“You can see that wheneve��r he performs l🌳ike he does.”