Chelsea confirms Matic signing

Chelsea confirmed Wednesday it has re-acquired
midfielder Nemanja Matic from Benfica.
The Blues were on the brink of agreeing a deal
worth €25m for the Serb on Monday after holding
talks with the Portuguese giants in Lisbon. Matic
travelled to London on Tuesday to undergo a
medical, and has now signed a five-and-a-half-
year contract at Stamford Bridge according to
Goal.com .
“I am very happy for this opportunity to be back at
this club,” Matic told the club’s official website. “I
feel very good because of that and just want to say
I will give my best to help the team and make the
Chelsea fans happy.”
The 26-year-old joined Chelsea for just €1.8m in
2009 but left two years later as part of the deal that
brought David Luiz to west London in January
2011.
Jose Mourinho has long considered a top-class
defensive midfielder his most urgent transfer
target, and with his physique, technical ability and
athleticism, Matic is believed to fit the bill perfectly.