Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic has admitted that it “feels good” when he is linked with big clubs like Barcelona.
He also reiterated that despite the links his focus remained entirely on Chelsea, where he has a job on battling with Cesc Fabregas for a spot alongside N’Golo Kante in midfield. With 30 appearances already this season, he’s been impressive and Barca need some legs to play alongside their more creative players.
The quotes, carried in papers like The Metro, suggests that the Serbian dynamo likes to be linked with top clubs abroad because it indicates his form is good. That’s certainly been the case this season, with the former Benfica man back to his best following a torrid season in 2015/16.
Whether he’s quite at the level to play for Barcelona is questionable, but for all Blues fans seeing their top players linked to even bigger clubs should not be too worrying – especially when we have already apparently secured a Matic 2.0 in Monaco’s Tiemoue Bakayoko…
