Finally van Gaal is ready to make Spaniard Juan Mata available for prospective buyers, with the likes of AS Roma, Atletico Madrid and former club Valencia all said to be interested.
The arrivals of Radamel Falcao and Angel di Maria have left van Gaal with ‘too many cooks’ when filling rolls in his attack and his midfield diamond and the former Chelsea man is seen as the odd man out.
Man United will readily accept around £23m for the 25 year old.
Moves to welcome back Ronaldo will cost Man United as much as £140m in terms of the Real Madrid attacker’s projected wage demands and his transfer fee and Man United would look to sales of these six players to help cover half that outlay.