Matic set for Chelsea switch

18 August 2009 13:21
Chelsea have signed midfielder Nemanja Matic from MFK Kosice, according to the Slovakian club. The 20-year-old, who has played youth football for Serbia, completed a switch to Stamford Bridge for 1.75million euros (£1.5million) on Monday, a statement said on www.mfkkosice.sk. MSK president Blazej Podolak said: "At around five o'clock in the evening we signed the contract on the transfer. Matic goes for 1.75 million euros." He added: "The success was down to the the fact that the money does not come in instalments, but immediately."

Source: Eurosport