Manchester United set to announce Di Maria signingAug 25, 2014 22:55 By Stuart Mathieson 5 Comments
Reds agree British record fee for Real Madrid winger and are set to announce their latest signing on Tuesday. Manchester United are set to announce the £59.7m signing of Argentina winger Angel Di Maria on Tuesday. The fee for the Real Madrid star - who the MEN revealed was a Reds target last month - is a new club and British record buy.
The coup of securing the 26-year-old Champions League winner will take Louis van Gaal’s summer spending - already at an all-time high - to a Reds' record £120m.
Di Maria was smuggled away from Manchester Airport in a club car late on Monday night - barely visible in the back seat - before being taken to United’s Carrington training ground.
After completing a medical he was set to sign a five-year deal. It is a huge boost for the Reds to land a player who was named as UEFA’s Man of the Match in last May’s 4-1 Champions League final triumph for Real over Madrid rivals Atletico.
The last time United smashed the British record was 12 years ago when they bought Rio Ferdinand from Leeds United in July 2002 for £30m.
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