What was announced days ago, has now shown official confirmation – Nemanja Matić is the new member of AS Roma. He was presented today as a reinforcement of the Wolfess, and he signed a deal that makes him a Gialorossi until June 30, 2023. He will have the option to extend his stay in the Eternal City for another 12 months, and he will be one of the best-paid players in the club with 3.5 million euros for the season (with bonuses of up to 4.3 million)Tue 21:45: (1.95) Germany (3.50) Italy (4.40)At the Olimpico, he will have the opportunity to work with Jose Mourinho for the third time, who previously coached him at Chelsea and Manchester United. The Serbian football player pointed out that it was not difficult for him to make a decision.”I am pleased and honored to have joined this club and I can’t wait to start the new season with my teammates. Roma is a great club, with great fans and a great coach Jose Mourinho, who is well known to everyone – all this made my decision to come here very easy to make. I hope that together we will be able to achieve great things, “, Matic said at the presentation.The Serbian midfielder spent the past five seasons at Manchester United, before that he played for Chelsea and Benfica, and he won the Premier League on three occasions, as well as the Portuguese Primeira.”Nemanja brings Roma not only great quality on the pitch, but also great experience he gained during numerous seasons in the Premier League. Focus and mentality that constantly separated him from the rest during his career. The enthusiasm he showed to join our project encourages us and I am sure it will serve as a starting point for a very productive journey for all of us,” said the sports director of Roma, Tiago Pinto.José Mourinho has now signed Nemanja Matić for three different clubs. ◎ Chelsea◎ Man Utd◉ RomaFrank Lampard is the only midfielder that has played more games for the Special One. 😮 pic.twitter.com/Y6hpZqFbVo— Squawka (@Squawka) June 14, 2022 Matic will wear the number 21 jersey in the new club. He initialed the contract until next summer, but if he plays more than 50 percent of the games in the upcoming season, it will activate the clause for extending the cooperation for another year.
