Man Utd poised to land Angel di Maria, but Benatia says no

Real Madrid winger could finally be be on his way to Old Trafford in £48m deal

Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria
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It's a familiar refrain, heard every summer for the last few years, but could this be the season Angel di Maria finally ends up playing for one of the Premier League big guns? The Real Madrid star has been linked to everyone from Arsenal to Man City in the past, but now, the Daily Mirror reports, Manchester United are "in the box seat" to sign the Argentine winger after rivals Paris Saint-Germain withdrew from the race.

The French champions were penalised last season for failing to hit their Financial Fair Play targets, and they're obliged to show more fiscal prudence this summer. As a result they won't be able to accommodate Real Madrid star Di Maria in their wage structure, having already stumped up £50m for Brazilian defender David Luiz (money they must now be regretting given his disastrous displays in the World Cup).

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.