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| United agree British record transfer fee Posted: 25 Aug 2014 11:19 PM PDT
The arrival of the Argentine winger, who was man of the match as his soon-to-be former side beat Atletico Madrid to clinch their 10th European Cup in May, represents a huge coup for United, who have lacked a world class winger since Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford for the Bernabeu.
Earlier this month, Di Maria, who provided 17 assists in all competitions last season, looked poised to join PSG, only for the French club to pull out of the race as they baulked at Real Madrid’s asking price, which was believed to be around £75m, allowing United back into the picture. During the summer, Louis Van Gaal has repeatedly stressed the need for United to secure at least one world class winger, given the paucity of options at the Dutchman’s disposal in that area of the pitch, with Nani sent on loan to Sporting Lisbon and neither Ashley Young nor Antonio Valencia good or consistent enough. The signing of Di Maria, however, also underlines the club’s erratic strategy in the transfer window, for while the Argentine is a world class talent and arrives on the back of arguably the best season of his career, he won’t address United’s moribund midfield, which looks set to be neglected for yet another season. Ander Herrera is, of course, an excellent player, but the feeling is that much more than the Basque is needed in the engine room if United are to turn their fortunes around. Furthermore, the £59.7m United are set to fork out for Di Maria, represent a British record transfer fee is likely to place added pressure on the Argentine’s winger, who’s already been dubbed a “luxury signing” by members of the media, who clearly resent the notion of United spending money. Having already clinched the signings of Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera, Di Maria’s arrival would bring United’s spending this summer to £130.7m, with Arturo Vidal, Nigel De Jong and Daley Blind all still on the radar. Marcos Rojo forced to wait even longer for his debut |
| United on the verge of another new signing Posted: 25 Aug 2014 01:37 PM PDT
Strong, but unconfirmed reports, suggest Di Maria is having his United medical today with an announcement from the club planned for later this evening or first thing in the morning pending its outcome. At an estimated £65m, Di Maria’s signing takes United’s summer spending spree beyond an eye-watering £130m yet, unbelievably, they STILL have NOT strengthened the most notably weak areas of the first eleven.
In desperate need of a dominant central midfielder and an experienced centre half to give Van Gaal and his troops a REALISTIC go at a Top 4 finish, United have just SIX days left to strengthen in those areas. If they strengthen it’s feasible United COULD shift between £200m – £250m this summer in addition to the £35m spent on Juan Mata last January. Those figures are staggering even when subtracting the ‘United Tax’. Of course the jury is out on EVERYTHING at United at the moment, but are Mata, Shaw, Herrera, Rojo and Di Maria a good use of £165m? RedRants Opinion: The players brought in ARE good value for money both now and for the future, but IF our transfer activity ends there I’d say the club has FAILED to address the most pressing issues within the squad AGAIN and we’re in for a tough season. If, on the other hand, it secures itself those two central players we so desperately need, the days of blaming a weak squad will be over, there will be NO excuses, improvements should be immediate and exponential. Come on Ed. If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. |
News travels fast nowadays, as do images of players arriving at airports and hotels. Tonight it seems Angel Di Maria is in town to become the latest new signing unveiled by Manchester United.| You are subscribed to email updates from Red Rants To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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