Juan Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan to fight for Man United first team place

PanARMENIAN.Net - Juan Mata wants to fight for his place at Manchester United despite interest from Everton, the Daily Mail reports.

United manager Jose Mourinho has already moved to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan who had his medical at Carrington on Monday, July 4 and that has increased the pressure on Mata to stake a claim for a first team place.

Mata wants to return to pre-season training and start afresh after the disappointment of missing out on Euro 2016 with Spain.

Nouveau riche Everton are already the bookmakers' favourites to sign Mata. Manager Ronald Koeman worked with a young Mata while manager at Valencia and was credited with setting the young playmaker on his successful career path.

Jose Mourinho sold Mata for £37.1million while at Chelsea, where he was twice player of the year.

Barcelona were reportedly interested in bringing Mata back to his homeland, the Daily Mail says.