side had made a breakthrough in their attempts to
sign the 26-year-old to Old Trafford , with the player
having decided that he wanted to move to Old
Trafford.
With talks between the two sides having accelerated
in the last 24 hours, Di Maria has now arrived in
Manchester and is expected to agree personal terms
and complete a medical on Tuesday.
Goal understands that Louis van Gaal's side will offer
Di Maria a wage packet that will eclipse Wayne
Rooney's €360,000-per-week deal, including the
Argentine's €6m signing-on fee and additional
bonuses.
United will pay Madrid a British record fee in the
region of €81m, including add-ons, for the former
Benfica star, surpassing the €63m that Chelsea
shelled out to Liverpool to take Fernando Torres to
Stamford Bridge in 2011.
Goal revealed back in July that an agreement between
the Premier League club and Real Madrid was close
and Ancelotti confirmed on Sunday that Di Maria had
said his goodbyes ahead of a move to Manchester.
Di Maria will add to the signings of Athletic Bilbao
midfielder Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Argentina
international defender Marcos Rojo, who joined from
Sporting Lisbon earlier in August.
As revealed by Goal, the deal for Di Maria, including
bonuses, salary package and various other add-ons
and bonuses, could surpass the €188m mark .
The 26-year-old, who fell down the pecking order at
Madrid following the summer arrivals of Toni Kroos
and James Rodriguez, could go straight into the
United squad for the Premier League meeting with
Burnley on Saturday.
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