Manchester United on course to seal deal for Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic after social media leak

United manager Jose Mourinho has been keen to take Matic from his former club for over a year and it appears the deal is finally set to go through.

Having failed to land Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eric Dier, Mourinho turned to Matic as the man to fill the holding role in United’s midfield and the 28-year-old is said to have undergone a medical on Sunday.

United have yet to officially confirm the signing, but reports that a deal was imminent came after a picture of Matic in the club’s training kit was leaked on social media.

“I’m waiting for news. I know that he wants that very, very much and when a player wants very, very much the chance is bigger, the chance is bigger,” Mourinho told the Manchester Evening News (MEN) after United defeated Valerenga of Norway 3-0 in a pre-season friendly in Oslo.

“So I think we have a chance but in football until it’s official, I saw so many things happen that I refuse to say more than I am telling you now.”

Talks between United and Chelsea over a fee have taken some time, with the clubs initially substantially apart over the price.