{"id":461831,"date":"2011-07-15T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/15\/valencias-juan-mata-dismisses-tottenham-and-arsenal-links\/"},"modified":"2011-07-15T19:40:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T19:40:00","slug":"valencias-juan-mata-dismisses-tottenham-and-arsenal-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/15\/valencias-juan-mata-dismisses-tottenham-and-arsenal-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia&#8217;s Juan Mata dismisses Tottenham and Arsenal links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Omar Shahid<\/h3>\n<h4>15 Jul 2011 20:40:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"72.2568\">\n<div readability=\"15.2926829268\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Juan Mata, Valencia (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/117500\/117529_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Juan Mata, Valencia (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/spain\/126\/valencia\">Valencia<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/spain\/15841\/juan-manuel-mata-garc%C3%ADa\">Juan Mata<\/a> has played down a possible move to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/94\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/105\/tottenham\">Tottenham<\/a> and is concentrating on preparing for the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/3277\/la-liga\/archive\/1\">La Liga<\/a> season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following a number of encouraging performances last term, the 23-year-old impressed for Spain&#8217;s Under-21 side that won the European Championships in Denmark last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite all the transfer rumours, Mata was quick to allay suggestions he could be leaving Valencia, insisting his priority is achieving full fitness before the start of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;It is true that teams have been linked with me but this is a good sign that I am playing well,&#8221; Mata told <em>Lasprovincias<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Despite all the rumours, I have to stay calm and step away from all the speculation. I am well aware of the rumours but this is not the first summer I have had to deal with this so they do not worry me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;My aim now is to make sure I am ready for the start of the new season and keep improving as a player. I want to win more trophies.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/07\/15\/2576462\/valencias-juan-mata-dismisses-tottenham-and-arsenal-links\" title=\"Valencia's Juan Mata dismisses Tottenham and Arsenal links\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valencia&#8217;s Juan Mata dismisses Tottenham and Arsenal links<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Omar Shahid 15 Jul 2011 20:40:00 Juan Mata, Valencia (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Valencia midfielder Juan Mata has played down a possible move to Arsenal or Tottenham and is concentrating on preparing for the new La Liga season. Following a number of encouraging performances last term, the 23-year-old impressed for Spain&#8217;s Under-21 side that won the European Championships in Denmark last month. 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