Friday, August 22, 2014

Angel Di Maria is set to be left out of Real Madrid's squad to face city rivals Atletico on Friday, giving further encouragement to Manchester United who are weighing up a £50million bid for the Argentina World Cup star


Real contest their second trophy of the season as they play the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Atletico with the score 1-1 from the first game.
But there is likely to be no Di Maria after tensions between the player and the European champions heightened in the last 24 hours.
Out in the cold: Angel Di Maria is set to be left out of Real Madrid's Spanish Super Cup tie against Atletico
Out in the cold: Angel Di Maria is set to be left out of Real Madrid's Spanish Super Cup tie against Atletico
Top talent: Di Maria (right) came on as a substitute in the Spanish Super Cup first leg on Tuesday
Top talent: Di Maria (right) came on as a substitute in the Spanish Super Cup first leg on Tuesday
Real supporters have left the club in no doubt that they want Di Maria to stay at the club but president Florentino Perez wants him sold to help the club balance the books after their £95m spending spree this summer bringing in Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez.
The club were embarrassed by the reaction of the Bernabeu on Tuesday when Di Maria came on as a second half substitute and was given a huge ovation by supporters. On Thursday coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the player had turned down the offer of a new contract and asked for a move.
But Di Maria's new deal would only have seen him bring £4m next year and he wants parity with those who are in the second tier of Real's wage structure and earn £6m net a season. 



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