Pressure still on United deal maker after Di Maria swoop


By ToDavis
  • Football
  • Wednesday, 27 Aug 2014

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United deal maker Ed Woodward remains under pressure to fill the holes in their squad laid bare in the opening two games of the Premier League season despite shattering the British transfer record to sign Angel Di Maria.

Argentina winger Di Maria's arrival from Real Madrid for 59.7 million pounds (98.79 million US dollar) on Tuesday took United's spending to more than 130 million pounds in the current transfer window a they try to restructure the playing staff.

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