Where next for Blind and Mata?

Daley Blind and Juan Mata may be surplus to requirements for Jose Mourinho but the duo are sure to attract plenty of suitors.

Sky Sports News HQ understands Mourinho is willing to accept suitable bids for the two players shortly after taking charge at Manchester United, with neither player fitting his physical profile for their respective positions.

Sky Bet have wasted little time in pricing up where the duo will head next with some of Europe’s top sides expected to be alerted by their availability.

Here’s a look at their possible next clubs…

Daley Blind’s next club odds

Ajax (11/8 with Sky Bet)

Blind’s versatility is sure to appeal to plenty of clubs but a return to his first club Ajax is deemed most likely. The 26-year-old played over 100 times for the Dutch giants, winning the Eredivisie four times and being named Dutch Footballer of the Year in his final season before being sold to United.

If appreciation of his talents and domestic silverware are his main desires then a return to the Amsterdam ArenA looks the right fit. However, much is likely to depend on the budget handed to their new manager Peter Bosz, who was appointed after Frank de Boer decided to leave following a failure to capture a fifth successive league title.

Southampton (6/1)

If Blind is looking to remain in England but under the guidance of another Dutchman then St Mary’s is the perfect place. The question is where he’d fit into the Saints side, with right-back being their area of greatest need as Ryan Bertrand has the left side pinned down and defensive midfielders are plentiful.

However, with Europa League football added to next season’s schedule, Ronald Koeman will …

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