Juan Mata: Spurs signing Soldado and City pair Negredo and Navas will succeed in England
CHELSEA midfielder Juan Mata believes that compatriots Roberto Soldado, Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas will succeed in the Premier League after securing summer transfers from Spain.
Juan Mata is welcoming his Spanish colleagues to the Premier League [STUART ROBINSON/EXPRESS]
Soldado joined Tottenham from Mata's former club Valencia, while the 25-year-old plays alongside Negredo and Navas at international level.
And Mata has backed the trio to light up the Premier League, having left La Liga for a combined cost of nearly £60million.
"Personally I'm very happy to see them here and to play against them every now and then," said Mata - who was the subject of intense transfer speculation this summer.
Soldado and Mata played together at Valencia
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"I think it's very good for the league because they are top players - they can score, they can assist and change the game.
"For me Soldado, Navas, Negredo are friends - more than team-mates or rivals - so I'm very happy to see them here. I wish them the best but not when they play against us."
Soldado and Mata played together during the 2010/11 season at Valencia, and the former has hit the ground running at White Hart Lane with four goals in as many games.
Navas and Negredo have impressed already at Manchester City [GETTY]
"I really enjoyed playing with him at Valencia and in the national team," Mata added. "I think he's doing really well.
"Last season at Valencia he scored a lot of goals, and this season he's started really well, like Negredo."
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