BY Victor Akhidenor
Manchester United midfielder, Angel Di Maria, has completed his move to French Ligue 1 side Paris St-Germain for £44.3m.
The 27-year-old leaves the Barclays Premier League and United just a year after joining from Real Madrid for a British record £59.7m.
Di Maria has signed a four-year deal with the French champions after undergoing a medical in Qatar on Tuesday.
And the winger admitted “things did not go well at Manchester United” suggesting that his family were unhappy in the north-west following an attempted break-in at their Cheshire home.
“I’m happy because I know my wife and child will be happy in Paris,” he said.
“It wasn’t just my decision to leave. If I left it was also because they decided to sell me. The three parties agreed. Me, Manchester United and PSG agreed the deal.”
His relationship with manager Louis van Gaal reportedly became strained in the second half of the season as pelvic and hamstring injuries limited his involvement.
But PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is expecting a much more rewarding outcome from the deal.
“I’d like to thank him for choosing PSG,” he said.
“I know a lot of big clubs were interested because he is a great player. He’s already won the Champions League with Real; I hope he can do it with us.”
Di Maria was man of the match when Real beat city rivals Atletico to lift their 10th European Cup in 2014.
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