‘It’s not good’ Mourinho responds to Matic transfer links

May 11, 2022

José Mourinho says Manchester United’s Nemanja Matic is a ‘fantastic player’ but refuses to speculate on his possible move to Roma.

Matic sees his contract at Old Trafford expire in June 2023 and has emerged as one of the targets for the Giallorossi in the summer.

Mourinho has been looking for a new central midfielder since last year and his needs were partially met when the club loaned Sergio Oliveira from Porto in January.

Matic has already played twice under Mourinho, first at Chelsea and then at Manchester United. The Serbia international has featured in 159 games under the Special One, more than with any other coach.

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“I never like to speak about players, I don’t think it’s good for me, the club, the players,” Mourinho told Sky Sports News UK.

“Everybody knows my relationship with Nemanja, he’s one of the guys with my trust. We won together, we fought together in United too.

“He’s a fantastic player but that’s the kind of answer that is not good for me or for the player.”

During his interview with the British broadcasters, Mourinho also touched on his future at Roma and his rapport with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Chris Smalling. Mourinho signed a three-year deal at Roma last year and has conquered the first European Final for the club in 31 years.