Angel Di Maria to PSG: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal refuses to rule out move as PSG want £45m deal done before Saturday

French club want transfer completed before DI Maria flies out on US tour

Louis van Gaal has refused to deny that Manchester United are in talks to sell Angel Di Maria to PSG, cryptically saying that the move is " a process".

After United's 3-1 pre-season friendly victory over San Jose Earthquakes in America last night, Van Gaal was asked if the clubs had begun negotiations, to which he replied:

"I cannot answer that. It is a process. When we think we have to say something we will."

Recent reports state that PSG want to secure the deal before Saturday, when Di Maria, who signed for United for a British-record £59.7m last summer, joins up with his United team-mates in the US. PSG are also in America, however, and the teams play each other in Chicago on 30 July.

Di Maria struggled at Old Trafford after a bright start to his career in England, failing to make it into van Gaal's starting XI in the final three months of the season.

The 27-year-old almost moved to PSG last summer before agreeing a move to United, but the French club were unable to afford him because of Financial Fair Play restrictions and the earlier £50m move for Chelsea defender David Luiz.