Man Utd Transfers: 10 Players Who Could Replace Angel Di Maria

6. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Hakan Calhanoglu is positionally very similar to Angel Di Maria and can play in a range of positions across the midfield although he specialises in the more advanced areas. The 21-year-old scored 13 goals last season and grabbed six assists for Bayer Leverkusen and established himself as one of the finest midfield talents in Europe. Arsenal, Liverpool and Sunderland have all been linked with the Turkish international this summer but Leverkusen are yet to accept a bid for their star player. Calhanoglu is one of the most lethal free-kick takers in the world and can do things like this: https://vine.co/v/e629Lzu0dtD
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