Manchester United fans in the Football Transfer Tavern are relieved to hear via talkSPORT that Louis van Gaal has rejected an enquiry from Juventus regarding the availability of Juan Mata.

The Spaniard has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford but after impressing in recent games, he has shown van Gaal why he deserves to stay at Old Trafford.

The Italian giants are seeking a new creative midfielder with Galatasaray’s Wesley Sneijder and Bayern Munich’s Xherdan Shaqiri also on their list of transfer targets.

But despite Juve’s desperation, the Red Devils have immediately rejected the approach as they look to keep hold of him for the foreseeable future with his Premier League experience proving vital.

There was uncertainty over Mata’s future earlier on this season because many thought that with the arrival of many attacking players, van Gaal would have to sacrifice some of his squad if he wanted to bring more people in.

But that is not the case as recent reports have suggested that they have over £50 million to spend in January and that is without any outgoings.