Nemanja Matic was left out of Chelsea's pre-season tour
of the Far East by manager Antonio Conte
Manchester United have completed the signing of Nemanja
Matic from Chelsea for £40m on a three-year deal.
The midfielder, 28, becomes United's third summer buy
after £31m defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica and £75m striker Romelu Lukaku
from Everton.
United manager Jose Mourinho described Matic as a
"team player" who has "everything we want in a footballer;
loyalty, consistency, ambition".
Matic said he was "delighted" to be joining at
"an exciting time".
The Serbia midfielder added: "To work with Jose
Mourinho once again was an opportunity I couldn't turn down.
"I have enjoyed my time at Chelsea and would like to
thank the club and the fans for their support. I cannot wait to meet my new
team-mates and to start training with them."
New Man Utd signing Matic scores thunderbolt for Chelsea
Former Chelsea manager Mourinho spent £21m to sign Matic
from Benfica for a second spell at Stamford Bridge in January 2014.
He had been valued at less than £5m when he left as a
makeweight in a deal for defender David Luiz in January 2011, two years after
he first joined the Blues in a £1.5m move from Slovakian club MFK Kosice.
Matic scored once in 35 Premier League appearances during
Chelsea's title-winning 2016-17 season, also striking spectacularly in their FA
Cup semi-final victory over Tottenham in April.
His exit had been expected after the Blues signed France
international Tiemoue Bakayoko, 22, from French champions Monaco in a reported
£40m deal earlier in July.
Italian champions Juventus were also understood to be
keen on Matic.
Matic gives Man Utd 'real chance' of title
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