L'Equipe: PSG in negotiations for Di MariaThe player is valued at around ?50m by Real Madrid, and the French outfit need to sell before they can buy PSG are negotiating with Real Madrid for the transfer of Angel Di Maria,
although the French side need to sell before they can by in order to abide by Financial Fair Play, according to L'Equipe today.
Should the signing materialise, PSG will need to cough up more than ?50m,
meaning
at least one member of their current first team squad will have to go in order to raise the funds as they look to comply with the UEFA sanction placed upon them.
Di Maria, who is 26 and still has three years remaining on his Madrid deal is thought to be "one of the main priorities" of manager Laurent Blanc,
and
initial negotiations have seen the player offered a contract worth around ?8m per season, which would be a significant improvement on his current Madrid deal, which is worth less than ?5m per season.
The Argentina international is determined to leave Madrid, because he was not happy at being benched in the first half of last season
and wants to play in a more advanced position, according to the French newspaper.
L'Equipe say that Real Madrid are resigned to losing the player, but it all depends on PSG's ability to sell,
with names like Javier Pastore, Lucas, Marco Verratti, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Edinson Cavani linked to moves away from the French capital.
PSG also face a similar dilemma with Ivorian fullback Serge Aurier of Toulouse.
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