Di Maria Reveals Why He Joined Manchester United And Accepts He May Leave In The Future

Manchester United attacker Angel Di Maria has revealed that Paris Saint-Germain were interested in signing him, but the financial fair play rules prevented the Ligue 1 side from doing so.

PSG’s President Nasser al-Khelaifi had deemed Di Maria as too “expensive” after having signed the likes of David Luiz and Serge Aurier for big money moves. The French side have the highest wage bill in the world at €240m and could not spend further on wages as they had to sell before they could sign someone.

Di Maria told French broadcaster Telefoot that the money problem was the main reason why he couldn’t move there, “PSG, I think they had a money problem and they couldn’t buy players. This is the main reason I didn’t go there. Playing in the French league would please a lot of players.”

Open to a move in the future

The 26-year old also revealed that he could move somewhere else in the future as transfers are always unpredictable, “Now I’m in the English league. But you never know, there is a lot of movements in football. You can never predict where you’re going to play.

“There were a lot of clubs interested in me. A lot really. But Manchester United appeared and didn’t go away. They absolutely wanted me and it happened.”

At £59.7m, the Argentina international is not only the costliest signing made by Manchester United, but also by any side in the Premier League.

The former Real Madrid man was in brilliant form after joining the club and at times carried the whole team on his shoulders. However, he has gone off the boil in the last couple of games and United fans will hope that they’ll see him at his best against Arsenal in their next game. He has played nine times for the club since his move and has scored three times and provided five assists in those process.