Angel Di Maria is close to leaving Real Madrid for Manchester United in a transfer that could cost the Premier League club as much as €70m.
AS cite reports from Sky Sports that say Louis van Gaal’s side will pay €60m up front and the rest in bonuses.
United will also pay the Argentina international the €8m-a-season he was requesting from Paris Saint-Germain, who had been leading the chase for Di Maria but ultimately backed away.
Jorge Mendes, the Portuguese agent, is said to be in Manchester to oversee the conclusion of the deal and it could be confirmed at the start of next week.
Di Maria will take the No.7 shirt at Old Trafford, previously worn by the likes of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo, but currently vacant.
His Madrid contract runs until 2018, AS add, but he wasn’t involved in the Supercopa de Espana second leg loss to Atletico Madrid on Friday.
Carlo Ancelotti insisted it was a technical decision but AS suggest that wasn’t the case and it was a result of the agreement between Madrid and United.
