Di Maria set to join Manchester United
Manchester United are set to sign Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria for a fee between £48-55 million, according to Sky Sports.
After he requested for a transfer from the Spanish club, Di Maria might become a Manchester United player as final meetings will take place at the beginning of next week.
“I can exclusively reveal that, as we speak (Saturday night), football agent Jorge Mendes is on a flight from Singapore – where he has been putting to bed the purchase of Valencia by Peter Lim – to Europe, with a view to sealing the sale of Di Maria to United”, Sky sports’ correspondent said.
“So advanced, in fact, are the negotiations that it has already been agreed that Di Maria will wear the number seven shirt, worn in the past by no lesser players than David Beckham, Eric Cantona, Cristiano Ronaldo, George Best and Bryan Robson.”
According to reports, Di Maria is very excited about the prospects of being a Manchester United player. He had been linked to Paris Saint-Germain but the deal offered by United was much more interesting to him as he believes United is a club with much more prestige throughout Europe.
It is also said that Cristiano Ronaldo has told him great things about United and has succeeded in persuading him that it is a good option even though the club is not playing in Europe this season.
He is also very excited about the prospect of working with manager Louis van Gaal and everyone is expecting that the deal will be closed soon.
There is an agreement between the club and the player and it is expected that the announcement will soon be made official. It is also thought that as soon as Di Maria confirms that he will become a United player he will write a farewell letter to the Madrid fans explaining the reasons for his departure.
