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Reported Newcastle target Juan Mata closing in on new Manchester United contract

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata is movinꦚg closer to a new contrac🌃t at Old Trafford,

They that the 31-༺year-old Spaniard, whose current deal runs ouℱt at the end of the month – worth a whopping £160,000-a-week according to – is on the verge of extending for another season.

Last month, Newcas🍸tle United with an ambitious swoop for the midfielder, who worked with Magpies manager Rafa Benitez when they were together at Valencia and Chelsea.

That would have been a swoop to get pulses racing on Tyneside but Mata now 🌃looks set to snub tꦯhose advances and remain at Old Trafford.

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Mata is a hugely experienced Premier League performer but looks to have lost his way at United, often asked to play out on the right hand side because o✃f the Red Devils lack of other options.

That’s not his game – he’s a central playmaker who can get goals and assists and would have been the perfect mentor for Miguel Almiron if the 🃏duo linked up in the north east.

And while t💞he uncertainty has reigned at Newcastle, it appears that Mata has been sorting out his future at Oꦿld Trafford, leaving Newcastle to look elsewhere.