Manchester United Want to Sign £12m “Next Ronaldo” Angel
by Christian Bailey on November 5th, 2009 299 words | 20 commentsSir Alex joins ever growing queue for top notch youngster.
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Manchester United are interested in signing Benfica ace Angel Di Maria in a £12m deal according to reports.
Sir Alex Ferguson is set to watch the Argentine in action tonight when he comes up against Everton in the Europa League.
The 21-year-old Benfica winger can operate on both the left and right wings and is seen as an addition that can help plug the gap left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid.
Di Maria was excellent in the demolition of Everton in Portugal last month and a repeat performance tonight could increase the interest already coming from Old Trafford.
Chelsea are also considering a January transfer move for the winger according to the reports. (Independent)
Just about every member of the footballing elite has been linked with a move for Argentine starlet Angel Di Maria and now it appears to be Man United’s turn. Compared to Cristiano Ronaldo by his agent (among others) the Benfica man has helped the Portuguese side to the top of the domestic league as well as aiding Diego Maradona’s national side to the World Cup.
More effective on the left than right, the 21 year old is capable of also playing just behind the strikers in the hole and has good touch and vision but is also very prone to going down far too easily and being a tad greedy, sound familiar.
It had been reported in the summer that the buy out clause for the player was a massive £35m but it appears that he is available for a far smaller fee now and Sir Alex Ferguson clearly has the funds to test his current employer’s resolve.
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anonymous - November 5th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
i think that angel is very good player but man utd need and david villa
Warren Bloggs - November 5th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Liverpool fc could do with such a purchase.
anonymous - November 5th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
fk man united
anonymous - November 5th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
i hope liverpool get mata or di maria both skillful young wingers and alot cheaper than david silva and just as good
anonymous - November 5th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
hahaha Pay £25 or don’t even get an answer.
Di Maria is not for sale, so if some one wants him have to pay a high amount.
Benfica selling Angel, will look for a return of Jose Antonio Reyes or Simao Sabrosa.
anonymous - November 5th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
load of bollocks…12 million what a joke…
Watched him against Everton tonight and he was very, VERY good.
hes got a 40 million euro buy out clause…even the commentators were mentioning it….DESIGNED to keep big european clubs at bay….
so its either 40 million euros or nothing… who writes this shit?
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 12:49 am
no mate, the buy out clause is put in place as a maximum transfer fee…. as in, if the club REAAAALLLY doesnt want to let him go…. they have to let him go if they reach the buy out clause… so he could go for $12m, $15m…. etc… but up until 40m, they can say… no, we dont want to sell him for that price.
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 6:10 am
angel is a very good player with some muscle he could be greatest striker in england (manu rocks)
Retryboy - November 6th, 2009 at 6:48 am
Don’t get why liverpool fans are commenting on here we have our own transfer speculation stories about him and just about every other player rafa has looked sideways at and thought “he has quality”
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 7:43 am
umm….I don’t think so !
Di Maria will not leave Benfica for less 20Milion!
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 9:05 am
man utd is the best team in the world
Ferguson is the best menager in the world
David villa is the best player in the world
so
david villa must come to manchester united0
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Di Maria can give Ronaldo gobbs,before he is compared to C-Ron
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 11:10 am
excellent!cant wait to see him playing for man utd!! (man utd ROCKS)
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Michael Barrymore has offered Manchester United £1 million pounds to play as their striker because he wants 10 pricks behind him and 67,000 assholes jumping up and down.
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
“no mate, the buy out clause is put in place as a maximum transfer fee…. as in, if the club REAAAALLLY doesnt want to let him go…. they have to let him go if they reach the buy out clause… so he could go for $12m, $15m…. etc… but up until 40m, they can say… no, we dont want to sell him for that price.”
Lol obviously you dont understand how it works…
Why would there be a maximum transfer fee?
They dont have to let him go at all if they dont wish to break the contract…that is ludicrous.
What youre saying is effectively Man u could offer 40million euros and Benfica would have no say in it at all..they would have to sell him. Thats a load of shit..youre talking out your arse.
The 40 million is a MINIMUM buy out….why the hell would they put a limit on it…
I suggest you read up on it before you comment on it…
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Qoute: Benfica selling Angel, will look for a return of Jose Antonio Reyes or Simao Sabrosa.
Well those 2 players play by Atletico Madrid, and Atletico and Benfica are somewhat allied clubs if heard it correct..?
So I would not be suprised if he goes to Spain eventually.. instead of England
But this is just my opinion..
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
As a Man United fan I would rather we don’t get another Argentinian player given the bad luck we have had with Veron,Heinze and that fucking penis Tevez who moaned if he didn’t play.
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
“Lol obviously you dont understand how it works…
Why would there be a maximum transfer fee?
They dont have to let him go at all if they dont wish to break the contract…that is ludicrous.
What youre saying is effectively Man u could offer 40million euros and Benfica would have no say in it at all..they would have to sell him. Thats a load of shit..youre talking out your arse.
The 40 million is a MINIMUM buy out….why the hell would they put a limit on it…
I suggest you read up on it before you comment on it…”
No. I suggest YOU read up on it before you tell others to read up on it.
If a club makes an offer that meets the buy-out clause, Benfica will say “Oh shucks. Sorry to see you go!” because they would have no choice but to let the player start negotiations with the buying club.
In short: As long as there is an offer that does NOT meet the buy-out clause, Benfica may say no.
As soon as there is an offer that DOES meet the buy-out clause, Benfica must allow the player to talk to a club. That does not mean he has to leave: if the player cannot or does not want to agree to a contract with the new club, the deal is just off. But if he does, they have to let him go.
Keep up, pal.
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Calvo…
While it cant be argued that he is a very skilful player im not overly sure as recently Fergie was “quoted” as saying he would be reluctant to buy argentine players after what has recently happen with Tevez etc and is far happier with the brzilian players he currently has.
But I would prefer Utd got Eden Hazard and Ozil both young players with talent.
And while Utd are in need of quality on the wings its also through the middle that theres a lack of quality in the creative/goalscoring department and players like these along with Hamsik would provide Utd with exactly that and young enough to also improve and as all 3 play in decent enuff lges I would view them as better value for money.
Again i could be wrong abt Di Maria but I would be equally excited at the prospect of seeing these players at Utd.
anonymous - November 6th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
I don’t belive that Di Maria would like to play at Madrid (Atletico).
Ofcourse there are good relations between Benfica and Atletico, but seems to me that Simão is already 30 years old and still very loved at LUZ. Reyes is not loved in Madrid but he’s also loved by Benfica’s Fans. Both of them are not inegotiable by Atletico and Benfica with money from Di Maria, will look for a natural substitute, and if Simão is an Icon for Benfica supporters, Reyes is young and also very talented.