Louis van Gaal downbeat on David de Gea transfer saga

Blanc had stated, “Manchester United and PSG are two big clubs and negotiations can be hard, but we are close to the end”.

United will be looking to reclaim most of their investment on the British-record signing and have earmarked Pedro as his replacement, with the Barcelona winger now unsettled at the Camp Nou. United will no doubt be better next year, they’ll need to be stronger out of the blocks, but if I was a betting man, which I’m not, I’d still go with Chelsea.

Blanc said while talking about Di Maria’s future.

Pedro is unlikely to join United before their Premier League season opener with Tottenham on Saturday since Barca want him to play in their Uefa Super Cup tie with Sevilla next Tuesday.

However, the move to off-load Di Maria to Parc des Princes will see United suffer a loss of nearly £15m. It also seems likely that players who were consistently picked in the starting lineup on the tour will see first-team action.

Van Gaal said at the time: “The players have had to adapt to the philosophy and Di Maria has to do that”.

“I don’t know where he is, ” the Dutchman said.

As Di Maria’s protracted transfer saga continues to drag on, Van Gaal readily admitted on Wednesday that he hasn’t the faintest idea where Di Maria now is.

In other United news, the Daily Mail also reported that Real Madrid will again try and sign goalkeeper David De Gea before the transfer window closes. You can ask it every week, but I don’t answer that question. ‘It’s a disgusting attitude that shows you he’s not a Manchester United player anyway, ‘ he insisted. That´s reason why I believe that someone will come.

If Rooney is played regularly as a striker, then he is certainly going to have a very good chance of scoring more than 20 goals in the 2015-16 Premier League campaign.