Di Maria has requested a transfer, confirms Ancelotti

The Real Madrid coach has confirmed that the
winger has told the club he wants to leave amid
ongoing reports linking him with Manchester United
Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that Angel Di Maria
wants to leave Real Madrid and that they are
looking for a solution before the end of the summer
transfer window.
The Argentina international has lost his starting
berth at Madrid following the arrival of James
Rodriguez and Toni Kroos this summer and is keen
to move on in order to get regular first-team action
elsewhere.
Di Maria has been heavily linked with Paris Saint-
Germain and Manchester United in the past few
months, but the Ligue 1 champions recently stated
that they are no longer interested in signing the
winger due to financial reasons, leaving United
seemingly as the main contender to lure him away
from the Santiago Bernabeu.
"The player has requested a transfer this summer.
He rejected the club's offer to stay at Madrid, so w
are looking for a solution," Ancelotti said at a press
conference.
"We will find a solution for Di Maria before the end
of the transfer window, but he remains a Madrid
player for now. We are in a situation that the player
has to fix himself.
"I'm surprised that it seems as if we are not all in
agreement about the situation, but this is not the
case. We are all on the same line here.
"If Di Maria cannot find a solution for his future, he
will stay here. We embrace him and he can
continue to work here. There's no problem.
"Di Maria could start in the second leg of the
Supercopa de Espana against Atletico, like all the
players who are available."
The 26-year-old, who joined Madrid from Benfica i
the summer of 2010, has a contract with Madrid
until the summer of 2018, but could be available for
a transfer fee in the region of €60 million.
Meanwhile, Ancelotti has stressed that Sami
Khedira's situation is different to that of Di Maria,
adding that the Germany international - a reported
target for Arsena, Chelsea and Bayern Munich - ha
not asked to leave.
"Khedira's situation is different than Di Maria's
situation. He has just one more year to go on his
current contract and he has only recently come
back from a serious injury," Ancelotti added.
"We will see what happens, but he has not
requested a transfer."