Arsenal fight with Juventus for Juan Mata from Manchester United
- Emanuele Giulianelli
Mata's contract expires at the end of this season and it appears likely he will make an exit as he has not commanded a first team place under manager Jose Mourinho in recent seasons.
The 30-year-old played under current Gunners boss Emery at Valencia and, as such, talkSPORT host Adrian Durham says he will make a move to Emirates next season.
He said: "I thought we were doing an appreciation hour for Juan Mata. After I said this, just a couple of minutes ago, just had a message going: 'He's going to Arsenal on a free'.
"We can't do this anymore, if he's going to Arsenal. We all love him now, but who is going to love him when he goes to Arsenal?