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JUAN MATA is joining Chelsea – after Fernando Torres bombarded him with text messages.
The finer points of the £27million transfer are now being tied up, with the Valencia winger hoping to be unveiled on Tuesday following a medical.
And a five-year deal is on the table for Mata as Blues owner Roman Abramovich shows his confidence in boss Andre Villas-Boas by delivering his top target. Mata has been pursued by Arsenal as well this summer, but once again the Gunners have not moved quickly enough to seal a deal as Arsene Wenger stuttered over meeting his £22m release clause.
Chelsea’s case was given a huge help by record signing Torres being in regular contact with his Spain team-mate.
He was desperate for the Mata deal to go through, so has been calling and sending SMS messages to his pal.