Mata has been at United since 2014, but at 31 years of age and with just one year left on his contract, is approaching a time where he will need to think about his next steps - especially given that he has been told he is too good to sit on the bench.
Asked in a Q&A on ManUtd.com if he would like to return to Real Oviedo, where he began his youth career, Mata replied: "That's my home team, that's the team that I support in Spain. I know a lot of people there in the club and I am [a] fan myself. At some point, it would be nice because there a quite a few players who have come through the youth ranks at Oviedo, like, Santi Cazorla, Michu, who used to play for Swansea, Adrian Lopez, who used to play at Atletico Madrid, and myself".