Old Trafford side set to welcome in club record signing. Man United have seen a 60m (£47m) bid for Juventus star Arturo Vidal accepted and with the Chilean having already agreed personal terms a move to complete a club record transfer deal appears to be on the cards. CaughtOffside understands that Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal had pushed chief executive Ed Woodward to pull out all the stops to land the highly rated attacking midfielder with the Premier League side keen to bring a Marquee signing to act as a real statement of intent. Read more Manchester United FC news. Van Gaal is keen to freshen up his brittle midfield and his push for added creativity, and a genuine additional goal threat, has led Man United to make a big money move for Vidal. The Dutch boss has been in hot pursuit of Vidal for some weeks and the departure of Antonio Conte as Juventus manager has only aided their move to bring in the former Bayer Leverkusen man. Louis van Gaal has a long running interest in Vidal, having attempted to sign the cultured performer when he was in charge of Bayern Munich, and now seems to have won the race to bring in the Juventus man. Vidal has been pivotal in Juventuss three successive Serie A title wins but the clubs inability to make an impact at Champions League level may have left him open to a fresh challenge. Though Man United do not have Champions League action to offer Vidal in 2014/15 he will have been impressed with the clubs drive to enter a new era, post Sir Alex Ferguson, with the clubs owners keen to repair the damage suffered during David Moyess brief reign. Man United will hand Vidal a four year deal worth in excess of £200k a week and though a deal isnt entirely done and dusted it is thought that the club will bring in the 27 year old in the coming days and have reserved the number seven squad number for the incoming South American. Van Gaal has already brought in Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw from Athletic Bilbao and Southampton respectively, moves that cost around £60m, and further signings are penciled in and as such a number of the clubs expansive squad look set for summer exits in order to balance the books. Nani, Javier Hernandez, Marouane Fellaini and Ashley Young are four players van Gaal is keen to cash-in on. The only potential obstacle to a successful move for Vidal could come from PSG, who are also said to be keen on the Juventus man.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:00:41 +0000
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