Argentina international set to arrive at Old Trafford.
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Manchester United are expect to confirm the signing of winger Angel di Maria from Real Madrid, report the BBC, with the pacy wide man set to arrive at Old Trafford for a British record fee of £59.7 million.
59.7million agreed between @realmadrid & @ManUtd for Di Maria. British record for player bought by British club. Done deal expected tomorrow
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) August 25, 2014
Di Maria has been widely linked with a move to join the Reds in recent days and was spotted both leaving Madrid airport and arriving at United’s Carrington training complex during the course of the evening.
The £59.7m fee that has been agreed represents a smashing of the previous British transfer record, which was held by Fernando Torres’ £50m move from Liverpool to Chelsea in the Premier League.
The arrival of di Maria continues an extremely aggressive 2014 from United in the transfer market, with huge fees also having been spent on Juan Mata, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera and Marcos Rojo.
Despite this outlay, Louis van Gaal’s side have endured a frustrating start to the 2014/15 Premier League season, with an opening day 2-1 home defeat against Swansea City followed by an insipid 1-1 draw at Sunderland this weekend.
They are already playing catch up on the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City, with a place in the title race surely already out of the question for van Gaal and his side – but the capture of the world class di Maria should help to return the feel good factor to Old Trafford.