Manchester United are prepared to make a big money offer for Lazio winger Felipe Anderson should Angel di Maria choose to leave the club this summer.
Di Maria has struggled to justify his £59.7m price tag this season at Manchester United since arriving from Real Madrid last summer.
While the club are ready to back the winger to turn his fortunes around next season, there are rumours that the Argentine is feeling unsettled and Paris Saint-German are believed be lurking in the shadows to snare him away from Old Trafford in the transfer window.
Though Louis van Gaal is confident of keeping Di Maria at the club, he has prepared contingency plans should the Argentine succumb to the temptation of joining PSG.
The Dutchman has been closely following the progress of Lazio winger Anderson through his scouting network in Italy and has been receiving glowing reports on the Brazilian’s performances.
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Anderson has been one of the success stories at Lazio this term and with ten goals and eight assists in 30 league appearances, he is also one of the top performing wingers in Serie A.
Should Di Maria chooses to leave Manchester United this summer, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, Van Gaal is willing to pay up to €50m to take the 22-year-old Brazilian to England as a replacement for the Argentine.
Manchester United have already bought PSV winger Memphis Depay even before the season has ended and would not hesitate to splash the cash out on another wide man if Van Gaal wishes to do so.
However, with Chelsea also mooted to be interested in Anderson, Manchester United would like to solve the Di Maria conundrum as soon as possible.
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