"The transfer to PSG was really close. "I always knew United were interested but it was nothing concrete. Then at the last moment they called and I spoke with their coach.
"It was a difficult situation but, after I spoke to Louis van Gaal, I said, 'I am going to go to Manchester'.
"I'm really proud and I believe I can be a big player at Old Trafford. I will give everything I have. "I said to myself when I was 12, 'I want to play there'. It's a dream come true."
If the Dutch international performs to the best of his ability then perhaps the Red Devils won't miss Di Maria that much...
NCTJ-accredited football writer with an MA in Sports Journalism. What Culture football editor. Write for the official Newcastle United programme. Former video reporter at North News. Featured and published in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Mail Online, The Mirror, The Sun and others.