Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal mentioned Memphis Depay in the same breath as Lionel Messi as he said why he is signing his fellow Dutchman.
United agreed a £25 million fee with PSV Eindhoven on Thursday for Depay, who will become their first summer signing providing he passes a medical at Old Trafford.
The Netherlands international is the top scorer in the Eredivisie this season with 21 goals and Van Gaal — who worked with the winger at the 2014 World Cup — said that prolific return had convinced him to bring in the youngster.
“He’s a goal-scoring winger and there aren’t so many of them in the world,” Van Gaal told MUTV. “Messi is one of those.”
Van Gaal said he acted swiftly and decisively because Depay, who was also a target for Liverpol, would have moved to Paris Saint-Germain if he did not.
Memphis Depay is set to join Manchester United for £25 million.
“I was forced to handle [the situation] as a manager because, otherwise, he was going to PSG,” he said. “That’s why I had to sign him and we’ve done it within one day. But, for us, it’s better to focus on the game against [Crystal] Palace [on Saturday].”
Memphis Depay ‘goal-scoring winger’ like Lionel Messi – Louis van Gaal
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal mentioned Memphis Depay in the same breath as Lionel Messi as he said why he is signing his fellow Dutchman.
United agreed a £25 million fee with PSV Eindhoven on Thursday for Depay, who will become their first summer signing providing he passes a medical at Old Trafford.
The Netherlands international is the top scorer in the Eredivisie this season with 21 goals and Van Gaal — who worked with the winger at the 2014 World Cup — said that prolific return had convinced him to bring in the youngster.
“He’s a goal-scoring winger and there aren’t so many of them in the world,” Van Gaal told MUTV. “Messi is one of those.”
Van Gaal said he acted swiftly and decisively because Depay, who was also a target for Liverpol, would have moved to Paris Saint-Germain if he did not.
Memphis Depay is set to join Manchester United for £25 million.
“I was forced to handle [the situation] as a manager because, otherwise, he was going to PSG,” he said. “That’s why I had to sign him and we’ve done it within one day. But, for us, it’s better to focus on the game against [Crystal] Palace [on Saturday].”
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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal mentioned Memphis Depay in the same breath as Lionel Messi as he said why he is signing his fellow Dutchman.
United agreed a £25 million fee with PSV Eindhoven on Thursday for Depay, who will become their first summer signing providing he passes a medical at Old Trafford.
The Netherlands international is the top scorer in the Eredivisie this season with 21 goals and Van Gaal — who worked with the winger at the 2014 World Cup — said that prolific return had convinced him to bring in the youngster.
“He’s a goal-scoring winger and there aren’t so many of them in the world,” Van Gaal told MUTV. “Messi is one of those.”
Van Gaal said he acted swiftly and decisively because Depay, who was also a target for Liverpol, would have moved to Paris Saint-Germain if he did not.
Memphis Depay is set to join Manchester United for £25 million.
“I was forced to handle [the situation] as a manager because, otherwise, he was going to PSG,” he said. “That’s why I had to sign him and we’ve done it within one day. But, for us, it’s better to focus on the game against [Crystal] Palace [on Saturday].”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/depay-will-be-uniteds-messi-van-gaal/#sthash.WGbKAJY5.dpuf
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