Boss Unai Emery has admitted for the first time that
The 23-year-old, signed from Real Madrid´s B team in March, 2007, has been coveted by a number of clubs for the past year including Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool .There have even been rumours of a move to Italy, particularly since former Barcelona B boss Luis Enrique, who knows the player well from his time in Spain, has recently been appointed Coach at Serie A club Roma. Yet despite Valencia club President Manuel Llorente insisting as recently as 10 days ago that Mata was not for sale, it appears Emery could now have opened the door to his potential departure.
Speaking in Klagenfurt, Austria, where Los Ch