Chelsea's Juan Mata attends a news conference at Stamford Bridge in London May 1, 2013. Chelsea will play FC Basel in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea have been foolish to allow Spain playmaker Juan Mata's imminent transfer to Premier League rivals Manchester United, the club's former crowd favourite Alan Hudson said on Friday.
Hudson left Chelsea in acrimonious circumstances along with the 'King of Stamford Bridge' Peter Osgood in 1974 after they fell out with then-manager Dave Sexton and he said the decision to sell the popular 25-year-old Mata was equally controversial.
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