Ángel di María has admitted he never wanted to leave Real Madrid for Manchester United following his £59.7m British record transfer that was completed on Tuesday.
In an open letter to Real fans Di María wrote: “My cycle at Real Madrid has come to an end. It’s impossible to capture everything I’ve experienced here in a few lines but I hope this letter communicates what I feel at the moment. I had the honour to wear this shirt for four years and I feel nothing but pride for what I went through and achieved with my team-mates.
“Unfortunately, I have to go but I want to make clear that this was never my desire. Like anyone who works, I’ve always wanted to progress. After winning La Décima [Real’s 10th Champions League title] I went to the World Cup with the hope of receiving a gesture from the board, which never arrived. Many things and many lies were told. Someone may not like me. The only thing I asked for was something fair. There are many things that I value and many of them have nothing to do with my salary. I hope to find them at Manchester United, one of the biggest clubs in the world. I’ve been lucky to play in a team with fantastic players, who have been even better friends. I think that was the key to La Décima.
“I want to apologise for my mistakes, on and off the pitch. It was never my intention to hurt anyone. I sweated in every game I played in the [Madrid] shirt as if it were the last.”
As Di María was settling into his first hours as a United player Louis van Gaal’s side were suffering a humiliating 4-0 defeat from Milton Keynes as they were dumped out of the Capital One Cup.
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