Valencia are sticking to their €30million (£26.4million) price tag on in-demand winger Juan Mata.

Chelsea allegedly denied in bid for Spain international

Valencia are sticking to their €30million (£26.4million) price tag on in-demand winger Juan Mata, according to reports in Spain. The Spain international is a reported target for Chelsea, with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger having ruled his club out of the running at the weekend. Tottenham expressed an interest earlier in the summer, but their pursuit has since cooled due to the excessive asking price. And Madrid-based sports newspaperclaims Valencia rebuffed an offer from Chelsea totalling €25million (£21.9million) this week. The Blues, the report suggests, are preparing to order Fernando Torres to convince his international team-mate of the merits of a move to Stamford Bridge.