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Benfica tell Chelsea, Man City to wait week before Matic sale talks

Benfica won't rule out selling Nemanja Matic this month.Manchester City and former club Chelsea have been linked with the Serb.

Benfica will wait until after their huge match against Porto on Sunday before considering selling Matic.

Last week, Blues boss Jose Mourinho said: "Matic is a good player. Currently he looks solid and mature. He is wise and stable. He is a player that looks very mature on the pitch.

"Benfica is a big club and he seems comfortable. I don't see any interest from the club to want to sell him. It's very nice to have players like these in Portuguese football."

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