Angel di Maria is closing in on a move away from Manchester United – with a deal to take the Argentina midfielder to Paris St Germain potentially being completed today.
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He is expected to undergo the medical at the Aspire Center before taking a connection to the French capital to finalize the move.
Angel di Maria is poised to join Paris Saint-Germain after just one season at Manchester United.
“He will now always have on his CV that he was a failure at Man United“, said Ferdinand, in an interview with ESPN.
From that point on, Di Maria’s fitness and confidence appeared fragile, with Van Gaal’s tinkering stretching to the deployment of his flying winger as a centre-forward – an experiment which failed. After a strong start that was halted by a hamstring injury, the Argentine has shown nothing but flimsiness and indifference at United despite the club’s best efforts to facilitate the winger’s progression at the club.
At PSG, the versatile Di Maria will be teaming up with Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, who joined the Qatari-funded club for a reported fee of 64 million euros when PSG broke the French transfer record in 2013.
PSG had hoped to sign him when he left Real but Financial Fair Play restrictions prevented them making a bid but they are now set to land the former Benfica star.
The 27-year-old also lost his place in Louis van Gaal’s starting XI during the final third of the season, with Ashley Young getting the nod over Di Maria.
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Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles with United, said Di Maria’s reputation has been tarnished forever.
