NEMANJA MATIC’S planned £50million Manchester United move has been delayed by a squabble over bonus payments.
It is believed the Chelsea midfielder has already agreed terms to make the switch to Old Trafford. But the deal will not go through until the clubs can agree on extra payments United will have to make to the Premier League champions, based on their results and the number of games played by the Serbia international.
United boss Jose Mourinho is a big fan of the 28-year-old from their days working together at Stamford Bridge and wants him as his holding midfielder.
Matic was left out of Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Asia and has been working on his fitness at the club’s Cobham training ground.
United are hopeful the deal will go through this week once final details are ironed out.
Matic was seen training with injured pair Eden Hazard and Pedro last week while the rest of the squad were in Singapore.
United had a £35million bid for Matic rejected earlier this summer, with Chelsea imposing a ‘Lukaku tax’ on the fee. Both Antonio Conte and Roman Abramovich signed off on the sale of Matic to their rivals.
The midfielder started 30 Prem games as Chelsea romped to the title last season, but the Blues brought in Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco this summer.
From The Sun
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