Juan Mata is closing on Chelsea move after Arsenal failed to bid

André Villas-Boas has made a move for Valencia midfielder, Juan Mata after seeing the lack of midfielder sharpness in the Stoke game last weekend. The blues are looking to land the Mata to Stamford Bridge for £23.6m after failing to secure Luka Modric signature. Fernando Torres, Nicolas Anelka and Didier Droba had displayed fantastic performance in past. But last season three didn’t score enough goals and André Villas-Boas want to a midfielder who can create more scoring chances and even score some goals like Barcelona duo Iniesta and Xavi. Anelka and Drogba have topped the top scorers table in the past and surely their chances will be high again with Juan Mata partnership.

Juan Mata, Valencia midfielder transfer move to premier league is still a possibility as Chelsea approach as Arsenal bid delayed

Chelsea beat Thailand all stars 4-0: Video highlights

Andre Villas-Boas has continue his winning trends with Chelsea in pre-season friendly game but this time Chelsea secure a comfortable 4-0 victory over Thailand all stars. Before today's encounter Chelsea had two 1-0 victories all goals in the two matches were own goals. 

38′ [0 - 1] Frank Lampard

50′ [0 - 2] Jose Bosingwa

52′ [0 - 3] Branislav  Ivanovic

73′ [0 - 4] Florent Malouda