Angel Di Maria set for PSG medical after French champions agree £44.3m fee with Manchester United

According to the Press Association, Di Maria is due to hold talks with PSG officials in Doha on Sunday and is expected to undergo a medical with the French champions.

United paid a British record £59.7m fee to Real Madrid last August for the 27-year-old, but after an encouraging start his form dipped drastically and he only started one of the final 10 games of last season.

Di Maria, who was given an extended holiday after competing for Argentina at the Copa America, was due to report for duty during the second leg of United's pre-season tour of the United States on July 25, but failed to show.

After United's 2-0 defeat to PSG in Chicago on Thursday, Laurent Blanc said both clubs were ‘close’ to striking a deal for the former Benfica player.

''Manchester United and PSG are two big clubs and negotiations can be difficult but we are close to the end,'' the PSG coach said.

United manager Louis van Gaal claimed at the time that he had no idea where his star midfielder was.

''I don't know where he is,'' the United boss said.

''You can ask that every week but I don't answer that question.''