Report: Angel di Maria Rejects Move To Manchester City

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Benfica winger Angel di Maria celebrates after scoring a goal

Argentina winger Angel di Maria has rejected a move to join Premier League big spenders Manchester City, reports are claiming.

According to News of the World, the winger snubbed a £38million bid made by City to move him from Benfica to Eatlands.

City apparently agreed to meet his buyout clause at Benfica, which would trigger a record British transfer fee, but Di Maria declined a move that would have beaten the previous record of £32.5m City paid Real Madrid for Robinho.

News of the World reported that a source in Lisbon claims: “City offered the amount required to trigger a release clause in Di Maria’s contract but the boy is loyal to Benfica.

“But everyone at Benfica accepts that he will move on sooner rather than later.”

Chelsea and Inter Milan are also said to be interested, but reports are saying he would rather join Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, but with the current financial climate at Old Trafford, it seems the English champions will not be able to compete when the summer auction starts.

By Mark Morrison, World-Track Global