Why this €20m rated defender must snub Man United and join Chelsea

Will get to learn form Matic and Kante

Nemanja Matic and N’Golo Kante are two of the best holding centre midfield players in the Premier League. Seeing as this is Thiago Maia’s position too it’s difficult to think of two more suited players to mentor the young Brazilian as he looks to make an impact in England.

Matic was undoubtedly the best holding midfielder in Chelsea’s title winning 2014-15 season, and the same can be said of Kante in Leicester’s title win last year. This shows real pedigree, performing at a consistently high level throughout the whole season is tricky. If they can help Thiago Maia do the same Chelsea could reap the rewards in the second half of the campaign.