Thursday 23 January 2014
Mata's move to Manchester United is unfair, claims Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes
Juan Mata's proposed move from Chelsea
to Manchester United is unfair and feels
the rules of the transfer window should
be adapted.
The Frenchman is annoyed that the two
clubs involved in the transfer do not have
to play each other again this season, but
that United will still meet the Blues' title
challengers - Liverpool, Manchester City
and the Gunners - with Mata in their
ranks.
United have prepared a temporary
helipad at Carrington as the Spaniard flies
in to complete a £37 million club record
transfer on Thursday , but Wenger
believes the timing is wrong.
"It opens again a little bit the opportunity
of this transfer market because Chelsea
had already played twice against Man
United so they don't play again," he told
reporters.
"They could have sold him last week but
it opens at least the opportunity [to
question] the dates of this transfer
window.
"Some teams have already played twice
against one opponent and some others
not. I think if you want to respect the
fairness for everybody exactly the same,
that should not happen.
"I just think you would want that
everybody is on the same level. Chelsea
do not make the rules but maybe the
rules should be a bit more adapted to
more fairness."
Wenger, who sold Robin van Persie to
Manchester United in 2012, is puzzled by
the Mata move.
"I am surprised because Juan Mata is a
great player and Chelsea sell a great
player to a direct opponent," he
continued.
Wenger also backed David Moyes to ride
out United's rough patch, after the club
were knocked out of the Capital One Cup
semi-finals by Sunderland on Thursday.
"You have to survive massive
disappointments and keep your belief
high in what you do because to win is
easy for everybody," he added.
"How to live with defeat, that is what
managers are about, and David Moyes is
strong enough. For me he deals with the
situation very well.
"They go through a difficult moment in
their season but they can still come back.
They are in a strong position in the
Champions League and they just bought a
great player, so Man United has still to be
considered a threat."
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