Manchester United star Angel di Maria asked for too much money to stay at Real Madrid, according to Carlo Ancelotti.
The
Bernabeu boss revealed the club refused to break the wage structure to
keep the Argentine, who moved to Old Trafford in a £60million deal this
summer.
Di Maria has hit the ground running for Louis van Gaal's side with three Premier League goals in five matches.
Angel di Maria joined Manchester United from Real Madrid this summer for a British transfer record £60m
Carlo Ancelotti claimed that the Argentine winger moved to England in search of more money
But
Real boss Ancelotti believes the club's principles were more important
than keeping Di Maria in an attacking line-up already host to Cristiano
Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez.
'I was in agreement with the club,' Ancelotti told Cadena COPE.
'There are times when the club needs to say no. You can’t change the policies of the club for one player.
'Di Maria asked for a lot of money and preferred to leave to go find it. The club couldn’t give him the money he wanted.
Di Maria has hit the ground running at United, scoring three Premier League goals in five matches
The former Chelsea manager also spoke about the departures of Xabi Alonso and Diego Lopez
'They say that I’m the manager of the club; of course, I coach for the club, not for the players.'
The
former Chelsea manager also revealed the reasons behind other summer
departures from the Bernabeu, including Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi
Alonso.
Ancelotti
said: 'Xabi is different because he asked to leave. He was a little
tired and because of the respect we have for him, we let him leave
because we had good options with (Toni) Kroos and James (Rodriguez). He
didn’t betray us.
'Diego
Lopez left to find another great club with less competition. He left
because he preferred to leave, no one ever asked for him to leave.'
Di Maria spent four seasons with Real Madrid, he won the Champions League in his final year
Ancelotti said that midfielder Xabi Alonso left the European champions because 'he was a little tired'
Di Maria was joined at United by a host of other stars, including Colombian striker Radamel Falcao
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