{"id":538805,"date":"2019-12-24T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T14:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=538805"},"modified":"2019-12-24T09:40:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T14:40:02","slug":"report-manchester-united-to-release-nemanja-matic-at-end-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/12\/24\/report-manchester-united-to-release-nemanja-matic-at-end-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester United to Release Nemanja Matic at End of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> are set to release midfielder Nemanja Matic at the end of the season when his contract expires. The Serbian has only appeared sporadically this season and it is expected that he will depart in the summer. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-7821699\/Atletico-Madrid-chase-Manchester-United-midfielder-Nemanja-Matic-Serbians-deal-expiring.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mail Online&#8217;s<\/a> Jack Kinnersley, Atletico Madrid is a possible destination.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United to Release Nemanja Matic at End of Season<\/h2>\n<h3>Starting as a Regular<\/h3>\n<p>When Manchester United signed Nemanja Matic in the summer of 2017, it seemed that they had finally returned to the top. Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/england\/startseite\/verein\/3299\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">England<\/a> striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/ian-wright\/profil\/spieler\/104637\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Wright<\/a> said that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> selling the Serb to United had handed them \u201cthe final piece of the jigsaw\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Something was certainly going right for them at the beginning of the 17\/18 season, as they went eight games unbeaten, scoring 21 goals in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Matic was a regular in his first season in Manchester, however, since then, he has fallen out of favour.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> midfielder has just three appearances this season and got little game-time towards the end of last season. His age caused him to further slow down. With pace being one of the most necessary assets in the Premier League, he became quite droppable.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Scott McTominay has recently emerged as a starting player, pushing Matic further down the pecking order. This has helped with the decision of Manchester United to release Nemanja Matic.<\/p>\n<h3>Out of Contract<\/h3>\n<p>Matic signed for United on a three-year deal, with an option for them to extend for an extra year. This, however, is not going to happen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1220122\/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer-Manchester-United-transfer-news-Jose-Mourinho-Tottenham\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to the Express<\/a>, Manchester United have decided not to renew the Serbian\u2019s contract, which will expire in June 2020. This comes after Manchester United manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer\/profil\/trainer\/7286\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solskjaer<\/a> has renewed the contracts of midfielders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/andreas-pereira\/profil\/spieler\/203394\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andreas Pereira<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/juan-mata\/profil\/spieler\/44068\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Mata<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/scott-mctominay\/profil\/spieler\/315969\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott McTominay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"DVpAVCa_TMVDMMiw-xsmww\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1189608544\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'DVpAVCa_TMVDMMiw-xsmww',sig:'RNca6L3XY7PdrQaPGkeszInYEWP7TzdzjfRbpVc7uS0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1189608544',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are set to release midfielder Nemanja Matic at the end of the season when his contract expires. The Serbian has only appeared sporadically this season and it is expected that he will depart in the summer. According to Mail Online&#8217;s Jack Kinnersley, Atletico Madrid is a possible destination. 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