PARIS SAINT-GERMAN star Angel Di Maria has reportedly told the Ligue 1 giants he wants to be sold to Barcelona.
Barcelona have been pursuing Di Maria following Neymar’s world-record £200million move to PSG earlier this month.
And Spanish outlet Don Balon claims the Argentina international is determined to join Ernesto Valverde’s side before the transfer window shuts tonight.
The Argentina international is close friends with compatriot and Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi.
And he has supposedly informed PSG of his desire to ply his trade with Messi over at the Nou Camp, bringing his two-year stay in Paris to an end in the process.
Don Balon say Di Maria conveyed his wishes via a phone call with manager Unai Emery.
He supposedly does not want to continue in France and is instead keen to return to La Liga, where he spent four successful years with Barcelona’s fierce rivals Real Madrid.
Messi himself is said to be pushing for Barcelona chiefs to get a deal for Di Maria over the line.
However, the club’s erratic transfer business this summer will not bode well for fans.
The exit of Neymar represents a bitter blow despite the huge fee they received for his exit.
And their bid to sign Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho remains in limbo.
Barcelona want to sign the Brazilian, who has been identified as Andres Iniesta’s long-term heir.
Di Maria has been at PSG since signing from Manchester United in 2015 and team-mates with Lionel Messi at international level for over a decade.
Source:www.express.co.uk