- Angel di Maria was unveiled as a Manchester United player on Thursday
- Di Maria joined in £59.7million plus add ons deal from Real Madrid on Tuesday
- Di Maria will wear the number seven shirt at Old Trafford
- Argentina international revealed his desire to bring Champions League football back at the club
Angel di
Maria has revealed former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo told
him to wear the No 7 shirt at Manchester United due to it's significance
to the club.
Di
Maria, who has penned a five-year contract at the club worth
£200,000-a-week wages, has been handed the iconic shirt worn in the past
by club legends Ronaldo, Eric Cantona and David Beckham.
The
Argentina international was unveiled at the club's official press
conference on Thursday and remarked how it was Ronaldo who told him the
importance of the jersey.
'Cristiano told me what No 7 shirt meant I wanted to wear this shirt. The club wanted me to wear it.,' Di Maria said.
The
26-year-old also revealed his desire to restore Manchester United to
the Champions League following his £59.7million plus add ons move from
Real Madrid on Tuesday.
'I'm
very pleased to be at Manchester United, I like the team and I wanted
to come here even though no Champions League football this season,' he
added.
'I
want to help them reach the Champions League again. I'm very pleased
that Louis van Gaal chose me to come to Manchester United.
'Manchester
United have already won many trophies and are a very big team. I came
here to help them raise their game and win many trophies with them.
'The
fee does not bother me, that fact £60m is paid. That is for chairmen to
negotiate. I come to play for the club and do my best for them.'
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