CONFIRMED: Juan Mata signs for Galatasaray

Momentum is building for Juan Mata's transfer to Athletic, as reports suggest a 71% probability of the deal moving forward. Here is why.

Athletic has a great talent in the current squad who plays in the same position as Juan Mata.
Athletic has often bought players who are approximately the same age as the current age of Juan Mata (38).
Athletic has often bought players who have approximately the same ETV as the current value of Juan Mata.

Potential star player in position on team (Oihan Sancet, Unai Gómez)
Way too many better competitors for position (Oihan Sancet, Unai Gómez)
Key player as direct competitor (Oihan Sancet, Unai Gómez)
Some better competitors for position (Oihan Sancet, Mikel Jauregizar)
Some potentially better competitors for position (Mikel Jauregizar, Oihan Sancet)
Less potential than previously attracted players

1 Jul 2022

Galatasaray beats Athletic to sign Juan Mata. The attacking midfielder leaves on a free transfer, ending the rumour of Juan Mata moving to Athletic.

23 Feb 2022 15:57 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Juan Mata has been offered a new Man Utd contract but playing-time concerns could bring summer transfer

Skill / pot	Player	Team	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
Skill / pot	Player / Team / Position	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
51.9 52.6	Cui Qi	Dalian Yingbo	€0.3M
51.9 51.9	Jamerson	Vitória	€0.4M
51.9 51.9	Osvaldo	Vitória	€0.3M
51.9 56.7	Egor Bogomolskiy	Ural	€0.4M
51.9 51.9	Petar Vitanov	CSKA 1948	€0.2M
51.9 59.2	Igor Andreev	Rodina	€0.4M
51.9 51.9	Siyanda Xulu	TS Galaxy	€0.1M
51.9 59.8	Martin Paskalev	Arda	€0.3M