Man Utd Transfers: 5 January Alternatives To Cristiano Ronaldo

3. Angel Di Maria

Angel di maria Angel Di Maria must have been secretly hoping Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn't pen a new contract at the Bernabeu. The 25-year-old winger has some serious competition ahead of him this season with world record new signing Gareth Bale playing on one flank and Ronaldo on the other. You have to question how much of a look-in the pacy Argentina international is going to get in the Spanish capital and if by January he has found himself down the proverbial pecking order, a move away could be on the cards. United have just recently handed Nani a new deal but they have issues on their wings, with Ashley Young getting caught up in another diving storm over the weekend and Valencia only really looking comfortable with Rafael playing behind him. A new face on the flanks at Old Trafford in the winter window therefore would not go amiss.
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.