Fans in shock as ex-Man Utd star Juan Mata shares pic of himself with long wavy hair – but is it really him?
JUAN MATA had fans in stitches after posting a snap of his new “Turkey hair” following his debut for Galatasaray.
The Spanish star left Manchester United following an eight-and-a-half year stint at Old Trafford when his contract expired in the summer.
PAJuan Mata waved goodbye to Man Utd after a near nine-year stint in June[/caption]
Twitter @juanmata8The Spaniard posted this photo of his ‘new hair’ after his debut for Galatasaray[/caption]
The 34-year-old attacker signed for the Turkish giants last month after taking his time in deciding on his next venture.
And he finally made his debut for his new club in last night’s 0-0 Super Lig draw at Adana Demirspor.
He came off the bench just after the hour mark and he seemed delighted to be up-and-running afterwards.
Mata tweeted a photo of himself in action, however, his snap had long wavy hair hanging from his head.
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Along with several laughing and a confused emoji, he captioned it with: “All good in Turkey.”
Mata was clearly having a little fun by jokingly suggesting that he had undergone one of Turkey’s famous hair transplants.
He wouldn’t have been the first, with former Barcelona ace Miralem Pjanic the most-recent footballing example, to get the procedure done while playing in Turkey.
And his eagle-eyed followers were quick to notice “the difference” in his barnet from his final days at United.
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One fan asked him: “Why you looking like Jesus?”
To which another replied: “That’s the joke?”
Another commented: “Wow. I want to get implants too if they look like that.
“How much did they cost?”
While a fellow Twitter follower told the playmaker: “Got some new hair! Teeth next and he’s well away!”
Mata’s new manager Okan Buruk was more impressed with the midfielder’s performance than his hair, saying afterwards: “Today Mata came in and did well in the third zone. A player who can make key passes.”
