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Chelsea are set to offer Juan Mata a new ­contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge for the next five years.

The 24-year-old ­midfield star is 18 months into the deal he signed when he joined Chelsea from Valencia in August last year.

He cost £23.5million but has made a huge impact and proved well worth the fee.

The Spain ­international has settled quickly at Chelsea, unlike his struggling compatriot Fernando Torres.

In his first season he won FA Cup and Champions League winners’ medals and became a firm favourite with the Stamford Bridge fans.

His form this season has been even better than in his first­ campaign and Chelsea are keen to ensure he stays long-term.

The indications are he will be offered a two-year extension to his current agreement and take his wages to around the £100,000 a week mark.

Mata has proved he can handle the physical demands of the game in England and has picked up where he left off after spending the summer with Spain’s Euro 2012 and ­Olympic squads.

He can both score and make goals and has been a first choice for each of the three Chelsea ­managers he has played under at Stamford Bridge – ­Andre Villas-Boas, ­Roberto Di Matteo and now Rafa Benitez.