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Exclusive: Juan Mata Rejected £550,000-a-Week Offer From Shanghai SIPG to Renew Man Utd Deal

Juan Mata chose to reject a huge £550,000-a-week move to Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG in order to sign a new deal with Manchester United.

The Spaniard was heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer as he approached the end of his previous contract, only to finally agree on fresh terms in June.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were thought to be interested in Mata, but 90min understands that Shanghai SIPG also made the Spaniard an offer worth an enormous £550,000 per week, which Mata snubbed in favour of extending his stay at Old Trafford.