Benfica midfielder Nemenja Matic is poised to rejoin Chelsea in a 26 million euro deal, according to reports in Portugal yesterday.

The Serbian international signed for Chelsea from Slovakian side Kosice in 2009 but was sold to Benfica in the 2011 in a deal which saw David Luiz move to Stamford Bridge. “Now is a good time to leave. I want to improve, I want to play in a better league and I want to go to Chelsea,” Matic said.